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 …
The Kindness Rocks Project founder and Massachusetts resident, Megan Murphy, is featured in Cape Cod Life. Megan explains how a hobby became a grassroots kindness movement. The purpose of The Kindness Rocks Project is “to cultivate connections within communities and …
Having a class pet goes beyond just the cuteness factor and is an important part of the learning environment. The American Humane Association conducted a Pets in the Classroom Study. They found that classroom pets teach children compassion, empathy and …
“There’s no such thing as bad weather, only inappropriate clothing.” – Sir Ranulph Fiennes Layering is key! Check out video clips here and here that show how a base layer, middle layer, and waterproof shell can be used to keep …
This is a fun and educational craft that will get kids outdoors as well as provide for an opportunity to discuss a simple chemical reaction. Here is a video of a snow volcano in action and an explanation of the …
Children today tend to stay indoors during the winter months, but it’s just as important to get outside during the winter season. At Fitzgerald, children go outside spring, summer, fall, and winter for at least two hours per day. Winter …
At Fitzgerald, students enjoy the first hour of their day in an unstructured outdoor play time. After lunch students spend another hour outdoors in a nature’s classroom setting.Students thoroughly enjoy getting dirty! There is a wealth of research that explains …
In today’s day and age there are SO many different articles out there telling us what we should and shouldn’t do for our children, what is right and wrong, what is and isn’t worth it, etc. Everyone has their opinions …