In the time leading up to our Spreading Our Branches gathering on April 1st, we’ll feature the voices of place-based educators from...

With the rising awareness of police violence, anti-Blackness, and ongoing systemic and interpersonal racism over the last few weeks, we...

Thanks to teacher Cassie for this blog! I am, and have always been, a notably emotional person. As a child I was fortunate enough to grow...

Thanks to teacher Cassie for writing this blog! When I was first asked to write for Fresh Air Learning my initial thoughts and feelings...

Can you find the four-leafed clover? Yesterday I had a great walk. I walked down to the park where our elementary school children usually...

We don't bring many materials out into the forest, but we love rope and string! What can you do with string and ropes in the forest? We...

What is a sit spot? A sit spot is a special place. It could be a place where you feel quiet. It could be a place where you get to explore...

Image: Davidpwhelan If you are ordering seeds from one of our local seed companies, try out this simple activity to add more wildflower...

I love flowers. I also enjoy creating unstructured art. What happens when you bring the two together? It's the Japanese art of flower and...

In the community of nature educators, there's a lot of discussion about naming plants and animals. Should you focus on finding the name...

It's just about time for leaves to start emerging! Have you seen any fresh green leaves lately? This morning I saw my first salmonberry...

Photo by Ian Baldwin on Unsplash Do you know what a nest looks like? You might think that you do, but in fact nests are very diverse,...

Photo: BryanHanson What a delight! Yesterday I looked out of the window of my home office and saw a rust-coloured hummingbird sitting on...

Before these strange times began, our elementary school class was about to embark on an egg-dyeing project. We love to use local dyes and...

If you'd like to help the bees this year, know that warmer weather is helping them become more active right now. Bumblebees generally...

This March has been very sunny, but muddy days are going to come again. Today we're focusing on art that you can do outside -...

If you are going on many a family walk around the neighbourhood as I am these days, chances are you will stumble upon something wonderful...

Photo: arminrosa In these challenging times, Fresh Air Learning is sending out daily outdoor activity idea for you to do with your...

Photo: albert12001 Have you ever looked very, very closely at something you found in nature? Perhaps it was a spiralling cone or blades...

At Fresh Air Learning, we love creating things with our hands, and one activity that we embark on quite often is nature art. We...