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Week 5 Nuthatches, Tuesday/Thursday: Sun and Rain
It really felt like spring this week! We enjoyed learning about robins, the perfect spring animal....
Week 3 Nuthatches: Monday/Wednesday – Ruffed Grouse and exploring!
Chilly weather and a little rain didn’t stop the Nuthatches from having a fun Monday back after break!
Week 4 Chickadees: Wiggly Worms!
This week the Chickadees learned about an invertebrate they love to find hiding under logs and in...
Week 4 Nuthatches: Monday/Wednesday
The Nuthatches had an excited week filled with new songs, worms, stories and tapping into their...
Week 4 Nuthatches: Celebrating the Earth
The Nuthatches had to use fire to stay warm this week! Maybe Spring is feeling a little shy...Even...
Week 3 Nuthatches, Tuesday/Thursday: Great Grouse and Growing Things
Did you know that the ruffed grouse puts out special bristles on its feet in the winter to help it...
Week 2 Chickadees: Signs of Spring and Bird Wings
This week the Chickadees experienced all kinds of weather -- warm sunshine, blue skies and even...
Week 2 Nuthatches, Monday and Wednesday
This week, we embodied how nuthatches live, had lots of fun and tapped into our senses!We had a...
Week 2 Nuthatches, Tuesday and Thursday: Settling In and Branching Out
Welcome to the second week of Spring, Nuthatch families!This week the Nuthatches started to get...
In The News
Forest Preschools
How forest schools boost children's immune systems
BBC – Future Planet | Health
By Erika Benke | 31st October 2023
Outdoor Preschool Gaining Momentum
Washington Post
By Jackie Mader | May 2023