It’s been a busy week at our house. Last week, our preschool teacher let me know about a former colleague who was interested in starting a forest kindergarten. A forest kindergarten or Waldkinder is a concept that comes from Europe and is becoming increasingly popular in North America. Basically, children head outdoors in the morning and don’t come back until afternoon. They bring equipment to investigate natural places, they build forts, they even help build fires and cook over them. It’s a different sort of way to spend your kindergarten year, far from the pressures of the academic classroom. The … Continue reading →