Links
Visiting our school is the best way to gain an understanding of what we do. However, the below links can provide some insight into some of the ideas that inspire us. As always, we use the concepts that work well within our model, and leave the concepts that do not.
Unstructured play:
http://www.npr.org/blogs/ed/2014/08/06/336361277/scientists-say-childs-play-helps-build-a-better-brain
http://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2011/10/all-work-and-no-play-why-your-kids-are-more-anxious-depressed/246422/
http://www.theatlantic.com/features/archive/2014/03/hey-parents-leave-those-kids-alone/358631/
Outdoor learning:
http://naturalearning.org/sites/default/files/Benefits%20of%20Connecting%20Children%20with%20Nature_InfoSheet.pdf
http://blog.childrenandnature.org/2014/09/22/want-your-kids-to-get-into-harvard-tell-em-to-go-outside-2/
http://www.nwf.org/What-We-Do/Kids-and-Nature/Why-Get-Kids-Outside.aspx
http://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2010/aug/16/childre-nature-outside-play-health?CMP=share_btn_fb
Benefits of less traditional educational methods:
http://blogs.kqed.org/mindshift/2014/03/can-creativity-truly-be-fostered-in-classrooms-of-today/
http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/answer-sheet/wp/2014/10/07/the-right-and-surprisingly-wrong-ways-to-get-kids-to-sit-still-in-class/
http://lauragraceweldon.com/2014/11/19/the-benefits-of-natural-math/
Books:
http://richardlouv.com/books/last-child/
http://www.freetolearnbook.com/
http://www.npr.org/blogs/ed/2014/08/06/336361277/scientists-say-childs-play-helps-build-a-better-brain
http://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2011/10/all-work-and-no-play-why-your-kids-are-more-anxious-depressed/246422/
http://www.theatlantic.com/features/archive/2014/03/hey-parents-leave-those-kids-alone/358631/
Outdoor learning:
http://naturalearning.org/sites/default/files/Benefits%20of%20Connecting%20Children%20with%20Nature_InfoSheet.pdf
http://blog.childrenandnature.org/2014/09/22/want-your-kids-to-get-into-harvard-tell-em-to-go-outside-2/
http://www.nwf.org/What-We-Do/Kids-and-Nature/Why-Get-Kids-Outside.aspx
http://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2010/aug/16/childre-nature-outside-play-health?CMP=share_btn_fb
Benefits of less traditional educational methods:
http://blogs.kqed.org/mindshift/2014/03/can-creativity-truly-be-fostered-in-classrooms-of-today/
http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/answer-sheet/wp/2014/10/07/the-right-and-surprisingly-wrong-ways-to-get-kids-to-sit-still-in-class/
http://lauragraceweldon.com/2014/11/19/the-benefits-of-natural-math/
Books:
http://richardlouv.com/books/last-child/
http://www.freetolearnbook.com/