Forest kindergarten or nature school is often referred to a “classroom without walls” where young children spend their time outdoors in nature creating toys with found objects and experiencing little adventures with their imaginations.
In Germany, Waldkindergraten (forest kindergraten) is common. And lately, in America, the popularity of “out of the classroom and into the woods” preschools and kindergartens is growing as more parents are starting to feel that academics and tests have become the focus rather than non-cognitive, social emotional development and personal growth. READ THE FULL ARTICLE
