If you’ve recently discovered the Fitzgerald Community School, you might be wondering what the benefits are. Fitz (as the school is affectionately nicknamed) is a unique private school, though its roots are firmly in some well-established education models. With input …
You’ve just enrolled your child in a nature-based school. You already know that children who get adequate outdoor time are healthier, happier, and smarter. With the emergence of forest kindergartens, programs such as 1000 Hours Outside, and books like There’s …
Children and teens are growing up in a constantly changing and fast-evolving digital world and the tangle of technology’s wires is tightening around them a little more each day. Televisions in doctor’s offices, touch screens on airplanes, tablet cases with …
Having live plants indoors is linked with improved concentration and memory, while many also cleanse the air and increase oxygen levels. What does this mean for learners being educated in classrooms with live plants? They experience higher levels of productivity …