Author archive for David Todd

  • young boy builds a shelter of sticks and logs

    Get Your Kids Outside!

    Getting outside every day is one of the best ways to keep children’s bodies and our minds healthy. With schools…

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  • Nature School students pose with their completed snowperson

    Engineering in the Snow

    When there is fresh snow on the ground, The Nature School Primary students arrive to our outdoor classroom with a…

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  • Educator talks to preschool students at The Nature School at Kortright Centre

    Self-Regulation for Preschoolers

    Winter 2020: Self-regulation refers to children’s ability to regulate emotions such as frustration or impatience. These are large tasks for…

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  • Nature School students take story walk at Kortright Centre

    Storytelling in the Forest

    Fall 2019: Storytelling is an important part of the Nature School experience. Through storytelling, children learn about themselves, their friends,…

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  • Nature School students at play

    Play is Learning

    Fall 2019: Play may be kid stuff, but as we’ve observed at the Nature School, it’s also an important form…

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  • children balance on log at Kortright Centre Nature School

    Fall in the Forest

    Fall 2019: The beginning of September saw us return to our Nature School. Our returning students greeted us and each…

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  • children take part in Early Years Forest School program at Kortright Centre

    EARLY YEARS FOREST SCHOOL

    This inquiry-based, two-hour program is specifically designed for Early Years Centers.

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  • bug crawls on boy's hand at Kortright summer nature camp

    BUG HUNT

    Ambush bugs, Tiger beetles, Dragonflies and Painted Lady Butterflies: just some of the fascinating insects and invertebrates you may see…

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  • students watch beekeeper at work

    BUSY AS A BEE

    Observe Kortright’s active bee hives from the safety of a screened-in building.

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  • kids take part in community cleanup

    LET’S GO GREEN

    Learn hands-on skills to conserve water and energy, to reduce waste and water pollution at home, in school, and in…

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