Author: Forest Leader
New Year, New Site, New Benefits
Greetings Forest School For All Members, Happy New Year! We’re grateful you joined us for forest fun in 2015. With a new year, 2016 kicks off an improved online experience, along with more benefits for you as members. Here are our two new features: New Website: Visit www.forestschoolforall.com for a…
Forest School Exploration, Monday, October 5th
WEATHER: 55 and sunny. LEADER: Jenn – jennsussex (at) forestschoolforall (dot) com LOCATION: Appalachian Trail, Vernon Township Please wear blaze orange or bright colors for safety as it is hunting season. Rain gear is suggested to allow for extended play and protection from ticks. Also bring extra clothes for after…
Leave No Trace, for Kids
When anyone spends time in the great outdoors – exploring, creating and enjoying – there is an impact on the natural world. For when we put ourselves in a delicate ecosystem, we become part of that ecosystem. Some of the ways we do this is tremendous. We may (ahem) plant…
5 Ways to Welcome Autumn Outdoors
While you may have switched out of summer mode a couple of weeks ago, at the beginning of September, September 22 is officially the last day of summer. Tomorrow, we greet autumn, get to experience as much darkness as daylight, and can celebrate all that this new season will bring.…
Weather for Forest School, Monday September 21st
Cloudy and 63 degrees. See you in the forest!
Kids Walking Alone is Risky Play?
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…
Moving Classrooms to the Great Outdoors?
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…
Make the Most of Nature Near You
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…
How to Create a Backyard Adventure Playground
Photograph Courtesy of family+footprints. On my family’s cross-country road trip, we recently had the joy of exploring the Adventure Playground in Berkeley, CA – twice. Having enjoyed it so much, we went again, two days after our first visit. I knew some of what to expect going in, having…