Struggling to come up with fun ways to entertain your kids as the weather heats up? Not to worry. All it takes is a few simple supplies and a little imagination to get them moving, creating and ...

I know from experience that being outdoors helps kids feel less irritable and sleep better. But don't take my word for it; researchers have also found that when parents encourage kids to engage in ...

Children yearn to explore the world around them. Eagerly, they observe, wonder, imagine and pretend. They ask hard questions, push their bodies to climb obstacles, plan complicated tasks for ...

Kids are not meant to be stuck indoors 24/7, and they naturally thrive when they play outside, says Meghan Fitzgerald, a former school principal and the cofounder of Tinkergarten, a company that ...

If you're a student—or even if you've just been around students lately—you've probably noticed that stress and anxiety seem to be at an all-time high. Between heavy academic workloads, social ...

Is it just me or are screens dominating much of our children’s (and our own!) lives? It seems like a good time to remind all of us, parents and non-parents, that the importance of outdoor activities ...

My kids loved their private elementary school because they got to learn in small groups outside. They missed out on a lot, ...

Heading outdoors is an exciting way to turn a walk into a learning activity without your child even realizing it. What's great is kids of all ages can get a new look on nature with a few simple tips.

One year ago, we at The Ecology School were confronted with the pandemic reality of cancelled in-person programs in exchange for remote, virtual learning. What we created in the wake of those changes ...

When thinking back to our own elementary school days, most people would agree that recess was our favorite “subject.” Recess provided us a break from the confinement of the classroom, where we learned ...