Feature Stories
Cedarsong Forest Kindergarten
February 2014
At Cedarsong Forest Kindergarten on Vashon Island, Washington, the forest is the classroom.
January 2013
Loose parts stimulate creative play, and nature is one of the best sources for low-cost, high-value loose parts.
December 2013
Environmental education and STEM education overlap significantly when teaching young children. For both types of education, getting outside to explore the natural world are central features.
Photo by The Nature Preschool at Irvine Nature Center
November 2013
A new partnership between the Irvine Nature Center and the Ark Preschool that serves homeless children in Baltimore, Maryland, aims to give homeless children and their parents a place and time to take a break in nature.