Children, and human beings in general, are profoundly alienated from the natural world: from the animals, plants, trees, mushrooms, water, soil, air, fire and natural rhythms and processes of this good earth. But this does not have to be the case, nor is it fundamentally, or irrevocably so. In this section I will give a quick synopsis of some of the things that are going on in the natural world in New England, and other parts of the Earth, explore fundamental dimensions of our relationship with the earth, and share some of the many things we can do with children outside. In this way we can reconnect with the wellsprings of this fundamentally generous, beautiful and good earth.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YtsZoIe3Czk Late August and early September is a great time to listen for coyotes yipping, howling and barking at night! Welcome to the August edition of Children in Nature. I…
My day job during the summer is being the head teacher at an outdoor, nature summer camp. I work with the three, four, and five year olds and am blessed…
People familiar with the format of my monthly Children in Nature column know that I try to give an overview of some of the natural events, rhythms and material conditions…
May in New England is amayzing (sorry for the pun). The sheer vitality, exuberance and fecundity of the natural world beckons children (and adults) to explore the abundance and fertility…
Visit a vernal pool and experience all the fragility, resiliency and miraculousness of life coming to life on the blue/green/brown planet Earth. Vernal pools are temporary, or ephemeral bodies of…