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We sat down with Lia Johnson, the founder and director of Little Tree Huggers, the first bilingual eco-green preschool in Leesburg, Virginia.

An outdoor classroom is bringing nature-based learning to this large, urban elementary school in Los Angeles.

In a remote fishing hub in Alaska, Sarah Phillips created an unconventional preschool where children spend long hours outdoors in grand spaces.

Travel writer, nature guide, and parent Dan Szczesny shares how his baby toured remote regions of India with grace and charm, but drew the line on the back of a water buffalo.

Woodland Star International School is situated among lush tea fields in Kenya's highlands. The school is Reggio Emilia inspired and takes a project approach to learning so that children can explore nature and sustainability.

Turning Sun School, located in Atlanta, Georgia, is inspired by the Reggio Emilia approach and place-based education. The children, teachers, and parents work together on year-long projects following the methods of the project approach.

At Boulder, Colorado's Friends’ School, outdoor experiences are considered a vital part of the school day.

At Gilbert Elementary, children start in forest kindergarten and continue their learning with connections to nature and the environment through fifth grade.

Preschoolers roam Golden Gate National Park with Lauryn Smith Demyanovich, lead preschool teacher for NatureBridge. From summer camps to preschool field trips, she helps preschoolers learn to love their public lands.

At Child's Play Family Child Care in Connecticut, children and adults are invited into an outdoor play and learning space that's Nature Explore certified and created to nurture both children and adults.

San Antonio Zoo has been home to nature-based preschool and nature play area for over ten years.

Author and consultant Herb Broda helps teachers use nature and the outdoors as a classroom.