Cedarsong Nature Forest Kindergarten preaches "interest-led" education. April 1, 2011— -- Deep inside a forest on Washington's Vashon Island, children roam the woods freely. Snacking on leaves ...

A dozen kindergartners, dressed in brightly colored rain slickers, totter along a gravel path pocked with rain puddles. Two boys splash into an ankle-deep pool and begin to kick the muddy water over ...

Wauhatchie School, which launched the first forest kindergarten in the state in 2015, is starting a satellite location at Audubon Acres this fall. For ages 3-6, the new forest preschool will build on ...

SARATOGA SPRINGS — It’s 8:30 a.m., and children are beginning to arrive at their new multi-aged kindergarten classroom wearing their unofficial uniform — colorful rain gear from head-to-toe, hats and ...

VASHON ISLAND, Wash. – When they’re outside, the children in Erin Kenny’s class don’t head for cover if it rains or snows. They stay right where they are – in a private five-acre forest. It’s their ...

Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Click to share on X (Opens in new window) SARATOGA SPRINGS >> On the edge of Saratoga Spa State Park, a chicken coop, a rabbit hutch and a small house ...

First year for Forest Kindergarten Part of The Antioch School in Yellow Springs Students determine the lesson plan, class rules YELLOW SPRINGS — Oskar Dennis sees the tiny green plant on the forest ...

HOLLAND, Michigan — The Holland Christian School system is all in on being out. They made that abundantly clear last fall when they became the first school system in the state of Michigan to launch ...

In their new book, The App Generation, education professors Howard Gardner and Katie Davis argue that kids today are becoming more risk averse. “Rather than wanting to explore, to try things out by ...