Featured Blog Posts – March 2012 Archive (6)

Blow bubbles with flowers...

At breakfast, we looked out the window and discovered that the wild crossvine had bloomed (…

Having an extensive background in survival skills has transferred nicely to the classroom as every year the students learn about the…

In his book Naturalist, famed American biologist and writer Edward O. Wilson describes his evolution as a biologist as beginning during in childhood when he wandered beaches each summer:

“Hands-on experience at the critical time, not systematic knowledge, is what counts in the making of a naturalist. Better to…

The Returning of Light

We often discuss the vast array of benefits that our children receive from regular…

Highland Plaza United Methodist Preschool in Hixson, Tenn., is changing the way their students spend time outdoors. The preschool has converted a traditional playground and land surrounding their school into a wooded wonderland, an enchanting natural playscape that encourages children to wonder and explore outside.

Vicky Flessner, the preschool’s director of 21 years, and her staff, with the assistance of parent volunteers, have worked for four years to raise funds, map out and design…