Tucked away in the peaceful surroundings of Forest Hill is a little treasure that is all about developing young brains: Forest Hill Nature Preschool & Childcare. This nature-focused school, founded ...

When Carissa Tikalsky interviews prospective child care teachers, there’s one question she’s sure to ask. She holds up a stick, and readies a timer. “In 30 seconds, tell us how many things this stick ...

The natural environment provides human society with essential non-material values, such as cultural symbolism and local ...

Each age-specific primary classroom is represented by an iconic residential form — gable, gambrel, sloped roof or curved roof — for classroom entries, and echoed inside each room as scaled-down niches ...

A few days ago, I sat on the ground with a 6-year-old under a pine tree. We weren’t on a formal field trip or working from a lesson plan. We were simply curious. As we looked at the puzzle of bark ...

Early childhood education encompasses the range of organised experiences, curricula and care arrangements designed to support the holistic development of children from birth to around eight years. It ...

DUBUQUE, Iowa (KCRG) - Dubuque has been selected to join a national initiative to make it easier for children to learn and play in nature. “It’s not just about developing a stewardship, ethic, or a ...

HUDSONVILLE, MI – An early childhood education facility could be coming to the Hudsonville Nature Center. The Hudsonville Planning Commission is set to review ODC Network’s application for a new ...

At Georgetown University School of Medicine, I run a wellness group for first-year psychiatry residents. I use a lot of mindfulness meditation, and we process the stressors of becoming a young ...