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April 2016 Blog Posts (4)

Children in nature

Children love to go out on Nature hikes. Our teachers include yoga into our curriculum. Such a great #Mindfulness education at our…

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Added by Suzanne Gabli on April 25, 2016 at 10:34am — No Comments

We are very excited to except this award for our 6th school year as a Michigan Green School. This is our first year as an Evergreen status. We received acknowledgment for 20+ points for our conservation efforts.

Added by Suzanne Gabli on April 25, 2016 at 12:00am — No Comments

If I Were a Tree

If I were a tree, just for the day,

Would my perspective change on what humans say?

Mankind states nature is wild and free,

But is that what I would discover and what I would see?

I would find root systems that communicate things,

And perhaps observe people as the wild beings.

I’d witness them breathing in what I breathe out,

And know we were connected without any doubt.

I’d notice nature living in complete harmony,

While plenty…

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Added by Susanne Heaton on April 22, 2016 at 3:27pm — No Comments

Skunk Cabbage, it's here!

love I love skunk cabbage. It is one of my favorite signs of spring. As a child, I would carefully navigate the edge of brooks and swamps, making sure not to step on skunk cabbage plants. It was fun to be a bit scared of the potential stink, though the fear of the smell was worse than the smell itself.

Each year, as the light changes and the air warms, I…

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Added by Ann Courcy on April 18, 2016 at 2:13pm — No Comments