"Nature Preschools and Forest Kindergartens walks you through the European roots of the concept to the recent resurgence of these kinds of programs in North America. These experts provide the framework to understand the concepts and build a learning community that stimulates curiosity and inquisitiveness in a natural environment. This helpful guide provides the curriculum ideas and guidance needed to foster special gifts in children, and gives you the nuts and bolts of running a successful nature preschool business"--
Educators from the US provide 11 chapters on nature and forest-based programs in preschool and kindergarten. They describe two such programs in the US, applying the European forest kindergarten to North America, how nature-based early childhood approaches respond to the digital age and the academic nature of formal early childhood programs, organizing principles of curriculum in nature-based programs, the role of language development, business planning, policy development, managing risk, assessing possible sites, and program evaluation. Annotation ©2015 Ringgold, Inc., Portland, OR (protoview.com)
Environmental education expert David Sobel joins with a variety of colleagues to share their experiences and steps for creating a successful forest kindergarten program.Nature Preschools and Forest Kindergartens walks you through the European roots of the concept to the recent resurgence of these kinds of programs in North America.
Going well beyond a history lesson, these experts provide the framework to understand the concepts and build a learning community that stimulates curiosity and inquisitiveness in a natural environment. This helpful guide provides the curriculum, ideas, and guidance needed to foster special gifts in children. It also gives you the nuts and bolts of running a successful nature preschool business, such as potential obstacles, staff and curriculum design, best practices for success, site and facility management, and business planning.
Nature Preschools and Forest Kindergartens provides the mentorship and guidance to become a leader in nature-based education.
David Sobel has spent the last twenty-five years working in the field of child development, place-based education, and parenting with nature. He currently serves as senior faculty in the education department at Antioch University New England in Keene, New Hampshire. His expertise and passion have led him to authoring seven books and being identified as one of the "gurus and rock stars of environmental education" byTeacher magazine.
Everything you need to get started and succeed in a nature preschool or forest kindergarten.
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