Today in the garden, Allegra introduced the children to composting. But today was so much more than that! Today was the day that we observed the totality of the children’s experiences in the garden coming together to introduce them to the cycle of life of the plants in the garden.

The children are familiar with the…

After our tree yoga, we enjoyed a delicious snack. We enjoyed fresh homemade orange juice and apple slices. The selection of the snack was very intentional for this class as orange trees are evergreen and apple trees are deciduous. The children loved the apples. There was one child in particular who kept returning for apples.…

Today in the garden, Allegra introduced the children to composting. But today was so much more than that! Today was the day that we observed the totality of the children’s experiences in the garden coming together to introduce them to the cycle of life of the plants in the garden.

The children are familiar with the…

A window onto our learning together in our garden!  Children arrive with wonder and excitement, knowing from multiple prior experiences with CNGF teachers in the garden that it will be fun! At this point in the semester, children and teachers have shared experiences, gained trust, built relationships, and arrive in the garden feeling comfortable and…

Many who are active with CNGF share the belief that, to grow into adults who wish to live in harmony with the earth, children must experience nature when they are very young. What do we mean by “experience” nature? Anyone who has been in relationship with a young child, either as parent or teacher (and,…