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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...
Week 1 Chickadees: Hello Spring!
This week we welcomed spring, warmer weather and new and returning Chickadees! (Click the arrows...
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