WEATHER: 82-85 degrees & mostly 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…
WEATHER: 78 & cloudy ** the storms cleared up for us!!! LEADER: Anne LOCATION: Watchung Reservation – Trailside Nature Center parking lot (directions here) 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 the…
WEATHER: 78 degrees & scattered thunder storms *thunder storm predictions change often, so an update will be sent tomorrow. We will not meet if there are active thunder storms. LEADER: Anne LOCATION: Watchung Reservation – Trailside Nature Center parking lot (directions here) Expect a pace and rhythm of the children…
Photograph Courtesy of family+footprints. Play is often talked about as if it were a relief from serious learning. But for children play is serious learning. Play is really the work of childhood. – Fred Rogers In a world with generally less time for free play, fewer opportunities for risky play…
WEATHER: 85 degrees & sunny LEADER: MaryClair (maryclair(at)forestschool(dot)com) LOCATION: South Mountain Reservation, Locust Grove Parking Lot (directions here) TRAIL: The trail entrance in on the left as you enter the parking lot. We will meet at the trail marker (Rahway). See photo attached. Expect a pace and rhythm of the…
I forgot south orange ave is closed this week for construction. We will go to locust grove today, where our wednesday group meets. 11am South Mountain Reservation, Locust Grove Parking Lot (directions here) *there is a path with a wooden sign ‘rahway’ close to the parking lot entrance. Sorry for…
WEATHER: 83-90 degrees & cloudy *bring extra water, light weight clothing, and hats to help stay cool. We are looking into a spot with water for the rest of the summer. LEADER: Claudine – claudine (at) forestschoolforall.com LOCATION: South Mountain Reservation, Summit Field – 52 Crest Drive, Maplewood NJ (directions…
Unfortunately, we won’t be there today. Have fun, stay hydrated.
WEATHER: 88-91 degrees & partly sunny *sunscreen, Extra water, hat, and light weight clothing can help extends your time to play. There is water on many of the trails. LEADER: Anne LOCATION: Watchung Reservation – Trailside Nature Center parking lot (directions here) Rain gear is suggested to allow for extended…
Photograph Courtesy of family+footprints. Hand-in-hand with heading outdoors, is often the consideration of what gear to bring along for the ride. I have a backpack full of what comes with us almost every time. Weather checks help inform if we should bring rain gear, sunscreen, woolen layers, and so forth.…
