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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



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3nJtX4NL8XI
Forest Kindergarten in Germany


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.

 

*Oppenheimer, Sharifa, and Almon, Joan (Ed).  What is a Waldorf Kindergarten?

* Patterson, Barbara J. and Bradley, Pamela.  Beyond the Rainbow Bridge: Nurturing Our Children from Birth to Seven.


*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


Other Resources

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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