Resources

Resources

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/