We’re here for the kids who are daydreaming in class, the ones who feel boxed in by worksheets,” the website says.

Spending time outdoors and engaging in active play has all kinds of benefits for young children. It encourages gross motor skill development, helps improve coordination and balance, and can contribute ...

As a tween, I spent every winter Friday on the ski bus to Pat’s Peak in New Hampshire and I dreamed of being an art teacher. Today, I get to bring those passions together — creativity, community and ...

Getting outside regularly helps young children learn how to problem-solve and develop other important skills that support their success in school.

Eva Oberle receives funding from Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC). Mariana Brussoni receives funding from the Canadian Institutes of Health Research, the Lawson ...

Most schools reopening in the fall are aiming to reduce class sizes, implement extensive hygienic practices, and hold some lessons online to protect against the spread of the coronavirus. But at ...

Ask former Everett School District students about Camp Silverton, and you’re likely to hear tales from former fifth-grade campers and high school counselors of days spent identifying trees and plants, ...

Christine Alden is affiliated with the Lawson Foundation, a funder of The Conversation Canada. University of Toronto provides funding as a founding partner of The Conversation CA. University of ...

Turns out, time spent outside is good not only for children’s ability to be physically active. Kansas State University child development specialist Bradford Wiles says it’s pretty valuable for their ...

Stomping through puddles, scrambling over fallen logs and digging in the dirt with sticks may not sound like traditional educational activities, but they are core parts of the curriculum in “forest ...

Wildcat Bluff Nature Center announced it is bringing back its day camp for children in first grade through fourth grade every ...