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Forest Schools—Learning and growing in an outdoor classroom

One glance at your neighbourhood playground reveals how much children thrive outside. What if traditional class time could also be used for learning, growing, and exploring the outdoors? Using nature as their classroom, forest schools are leading a global movement to connect children with the world around them.

Read Forest Schools—Learning and growing in an outdoor classroom

About Terra Nova Nature SchoolThompson Community Association and the City of Richmond have partnered together to deliver an innovative nature based preschool program. Inspired by Forest Kindergartens and the schools of Reggio Emilia, Italy, the focus is on outdoor education, using the principles of emergent and place-based curricula.