May 27, 2016
Asking myself “Why not?”
By Sonja Lukassen, Lead Educator Recently driving home to a later-than-usual evening with my children, I was mapping out the smoothest paths to bedtime. Upon being asked to shower as…
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March 1, 2016
Trusting Our Own Judgement
Posted by Sonja Lukassen, Lead Educator (I did not take any photos of the zip-lining…
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February 23, 2016
Mapping the Forest Through Preschool Eyes
By Carrie Komesch, Educator ckomesch@childnature.ca Today some of our preschoolers made maps inside the cabin,…
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February 16, 2016
Emotional Intelligence and Self-Esteem at Forest School
This guest post was written by Jasmine Nault, an early childhood educator and mother of…
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February 12, 2016
Believing in the Impossible
By Sonja Lukassen, Lead Educator I was preparing to tell a story to a group…
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February 8, 2016
The DIY Subnivean Zone
By Carrie Komesch, Educator ckomesch@childnature.ca The forest is blanketed with snow, but that's not to…
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February 3, 2016
Embracing Winter
By Sonja Lukassen, Lead Educator A guest this week said that she has lived in…
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January 25, 2016
Preschool in the Snow
By Carrie Komesch, Educator This is how some students arrive once there is snow on the…
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January 15, 2016
Isn’t wind chill calculation an inexact science anyway?
By Carrie Komesch, Educator The first students to arrive this morning began collecting large and…
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