Related Reading (Keep checking back here. I'll keep updating and organizing)
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Articles
"The Importance of Access to Nature for Children"
http://outdoornation.org.uk/2013/02/12/the-importance-of-access-to-nature-for-children/
by Amy Robertshaw
http://www.sophiashearth.org/?p=articles&all
"For Forest Kindergarteners, Class Is Back to Nature, Rain or Shine"
Featuring the Forest Kindergarten at the Waldorf School of Saratoga Springs, New York
"Health Benefits to Children From Contact with the Outdoors and Nature"
"Preschools in Forests Take Root in the U.S."
Featuring the CedarSong Nature School in Washington
by
Angela Faneuf
"The Vital Role of Play in Childhood"
by Joan Almon
http://www.waldorfearlychildhood.org/article.asp?id=5
"Look, Don't Touch: The problem with environmental education."
by David Sobel
http://www.orionmagazine.org/index.php/articles/article/6929/
What is a Nature Preschool?
http://www.greenheartsinc.org/Nature_Preschools.html
"A Closer Look at Toddler Conflict"
by Trice Atchison
http://sophiashearth.org/images/ToddlerConflict.pdf
Websites:
http://www.allianceforchildhood.org/home
http://www.childrenandnature.org/
http://www.lifewaysnorthamerica.org/blog-resources/recent-blog-posts
http://www.sophiashearth.org/
Blogs
Videos
http://video.seattletimes.com/77838695001/
CedarSong Nature School, Vashon Island, Washington
Forest K in Worthing, England
St. Paul's Nursery, Scotland
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fp4Nny_rIiw
Outdoor Preschool in Norway
Physicians speak out on the importance of play for children’s health
http://www.allianceforchildhood.org/node/96
Benefit of Risk in Children's Play
Richard Louv talks about Nature Deficit Disorder
http://michigantelevision.org/childrenplay/
Where Do The Children Play? Documentary
Other schools that are doing great things
CedarSong Nature School, Washington State
http://www.cedarsongnatureschool.org/
Forest Gnomes, A Waldkindergarten program on Natick Community Organic Farm, Massachusetts
http://www.natickfarm.org/Pages/Public_Programs/Forest_Gnomes.html
Mother Earth School, Portland Oregon
http://www.motherearthschool.com/index.shtml
Books for Adults
*Baldwin Dancy, Rahima. You are Your Child's First Teacher: What Parents Can Do With and For Their Children from Birth to Age Six
*Brown, Tom Jr. Nature and Survival for Children.
*Carson, Rachel. The
Sense of Wonder.
*Cornell, Joseph. Sharing Nature with Children.
*Fenner, Pamela J.
& Rivers, Karen L. Waldorf Education: A Family Guide.
*Leeuwen, M., & Moeskops,
J. The
Nature Corner: Celebrating the year’s
cycle with a seasonal tableau.
*Louv, Richard
-Last Child in the Woods:
Saving Our Children from Nature‐Deficit Disorder.
-The Nature Principle: Reconnecting with Life in a Virtual Age
*Oppenheimer,
Sharifa, and Almon, Joan (Ed). What is a Waldorf Kindergarten?
*Petrash, Carol. Earthways:
Simple Environmental Activities for Young Children.
*Sobel, David
-Beyond
Ecophobia: Reclaiming the Heart in
Nature Education
-Childhood and Nature
-Mapmaking
with Children: Sense of Place Education for the Elementary Years
-Place-based Education: Connecting Classrooms & Communities
-Wild Play: Parenting Adventures in
the Great Outdoors
Suggested places to explore the natural world with children (local to our school):
In Stowe: (check out the Stowe Land Trust website for ideas, maps, and directions: http://www.stowelandtrust.org)
Maple Run Lane Trails
Sterling Valley Trails
Kirchner Woods
Sunset Rock off Taber Hill
Stowe Pinnacle
Sterling Pond
Cottonbrook
The Quiet Path
Lamoille Valley Nature Center, Morrisville, Vermont
Green Mountain Club Headquarters, The “Short Trail,”
Waterbury Center, Vermont
Let us know if you have further suggestions for resources!!!
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