“Children cannot bounce off the walls if we take away the walls.”
-Erin Kenny, Founder of the American Forest Kindergarten Association.
The word Waldkindergarten which is German for Outdoor nursery or nature Kindergarten is best to describe these schools.
This preschool for children of age three to six is located outdoors and not under ceilings and between walls.
There are no toys, Just nature, and your imaginative skills.
Just like other nurseries Its basic purpose is to care for, stimulate and educate young children with a different approach. And there is no better teacher than Nature to do that.
As the scientific evidence demonstrates, Introducing children to the natural world at an early age has demonstrated to have a positive impact on their mental, physical and social well being. This is literally the core reason.
Teachers are there as a guide and not the center of attention.
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Roleplay
- Playing Imaginative games using whatever nature provides
- Building shelters with the help of other children and adults.
- Counting Objects or looking for mathematical patterns
- Memory games
- Listening to Stories
- Singing Songs and Rhymes
- Drawing Scenes
- Climbing trees and exploring the forest
- Playing hide and seek
- Resting.
Wish I had this when I was a child, Don’t you feel like that?