Photograph Courtesy of family+footprints. Do you remember the buzz about the 1979 first grade readiness checklist a few years back? The one asking if your child could walk alone four plus blocks from home…at six years old? What a sign showing how much times had changed. Now 35 years…
WEATHER: 84 degrees & sunny LEADER: MaryClair (maryclair(at)forestschool(dot)com) LOCATION: South Mountain Reservation, Locust Grove Parking Lot TRAIL: The trail entrance in on the left as you enter the parking lot. We will meet at the trail marker (Rahway). Expect a pace and rhythm of the children that attend, through unstructured,…
WEATHER: 70-77 degrees, Sunny Time to find our layers. Long sleeves and pants with rain gear for water play. A fleece sweater under a light rain shell. Bring a dish towel to dry hands, and a bath towel in the car for after class. LEADER: Claudine – claudine(at)forestschoolforall(dot)com LOCATION: South…
WEATHER: 65-71 degrees & Partly Cloudy LEADER: Anne LOCATION: Watchung Reservation – Trailside Nature Center parking lot (meet in the field next to parking lot) Expect a pace and rhythm of the children that attend, through unstructured, free play. Watch as the benefits, the magic and fun of play in…
Want to visit the Ithaca Children’s Garden & Adventure Playground? We are planning a group trip. Stay one night or two, Sept 29-Oct1. To finalize our overnight details we need to know who wants to join us. If you want to join please email claudine (at) forestschoolforall (dot) com with…
Forest family photo sessions! Want your family photos in the Forest this fall? Forest School For All has a special offer from our friend Audrey Saracco. For more info about her work, please see her link below. We have 3 spots available on September 20, 2015 (11am, 12noon, 1pm)If you…
Photograph Courtesy of family+footprints. You’ve probably heard endlessly about the benefits children get by being outdoors. Physical, social, emotional and educational benefits abound. For those of you who also opt for traditional schooling – where kids spend most of their days indoors – these two things can feel at…
WEATHER: 83-90 degrees & sunny LEADER: Claudine – claudine(at)forestschoolforall(dot)com LOCATION: South Mountain Reservation, Brookside Drive (directions here) There is a dirt parking lot off the side of the road on Brookside Ave that has a wide trail to explore and leads to the Rahway river. BROOKSIDE AVE (from south orange…
Photograph Courtesy of family+footprints. There is something so powerful about giving children the opportunity to be in nature – to be still, to be active, to be creative, to challenge themselves. The benefits, well, they are seeming endless. But what about those of you who are thinking, sure that’s…
WEATHER: 82-85 degrees, sunny LEADER: Claudine – claudine(at)forestschoolforall(dot)com LOCATION: South Mountain Reservation, Brookside Drive (directions here) There is a dirt parking lot off the side of the road on Brookside Ave that has a wide trail to explore and leads to the Rahway river. BROOKSIDE AVE (from south orange ave)…
