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Week 3 Chickadees: Who-cooks-for-you?
This week arrived with freshly fallen snow, new friends, and new mysteries to uncover for the...
Week 3 Nuthatches: Flying Through the Winter Weather
The beginning of the week greeted the Nuthatches with freshly fallen snow and a new animal to get...
Week 2 Chickadees: Vulpes vulpes!
A frozen creek, Rosa the Red Fox and a volcano! Read below to learn more about the Chickadees'...
Week 2 Nuthatches: What time is it, Fine Words Fox?
One of the best parts of this week was that we got to do some building. The Nuthatches explored some really cool natural materials, such as crystalline mud, dead logs, fallen leaves, and moss. One of our shelters fell down and we repurposed the materials to start a new one.
Week 1 Chickadees: Squirrels and Scat!
The Chickadees had a fun-filled first week of winter! Read below to learn what this week's mystery...
Week 1 Nuthatches: My Roots Go Down
Happy first week of preschool, 2021! This week the Nuthatches set down roots in a new camp!We also...
Weeks 4-6 with the Nuthatches!
Hello Nuthatch Families! Thanks for your patience, and we are excited to fill in the stories...
A Glimpse Into Forest Preschool
This is a reprint of a post from the Primitive Pursuits blog by Kirsten Wise from 2015 In...
Winter Dressing Dos and Don’ts
The arrival of winter weather has some people wondering... "What can I do to make sure my...
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
