RESOURCES

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Online Reading Material

Get Children Outdoors!
Information from outdoor educator Sarah Blackwell on Forest + Beach Schools + outdoor activity ideas

Teacher Tom
A blog about teaching and learning from preschoolers

Children + Nature Network
Encouraging families to reconnect with nature through extensive research, publications, and grassroots initiatives

Council For Learning Outside the Classroom
A registered charity encouraging outdoor learning beyond the classroom

Nature is the Ultimate Sensory Experience: A Pediatric Occupational Therapist Makes the Case for Nature Therapy
Article by Angela Hanscom, founder of TimberNook, nature-centered developmental programming in New England

An Everyday Story
Child-led homeschooling inspired by the Reggio Emilia approach

Introduction to Montessori
A child-centered education approach based on scientific observations from birth to adulthood

Videos

Introduction to Forest Schools

In the Heart of Nature: The Forest Kindergarden (Japan)

Norway's Outdoor Kindergarden

Stroud School: Forest School (England)

Why Children Need Nature and Art

Go Outside & Play with Richard Louv

Books

The Nature Principal: Reconnecting with Life in a Virtual Age, Richard Louv

Last Child in the Woods, Richard Louv

How to Talk so Kids Will Listen & Listen so Kids Will Talk, Adele Faber and Elaine Mazlish

Dumbing Us Down, John Taylor Gatto

What Color is the Wind? A Feel Guide to the Out-of-Doors for Parents with Young Children, Ed Bieber