One of the wonderful things about being a facilitator in a program with a philosophy centred on a play-based, child-led curriculum is that I'm continually learning new things. As facilitators, we hold space for the children and provide them with certain boundaries, rit...

Another year in the forest has ended and it is time to say goodbye to all of the friends we have made, all the activities we have enjoyed and all of the places we have loved. Immersed in the local environment, the children have been engaged in long-term place-based edu...

 As we move through the year and the seasons in the forest, we notice changes in our environment as well as changes in the children. Many of the children have been playing and creating with us for over six months now and we have noticed subtle shifts in their attitudes...