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Author Archives: leah edmonds
City Kids in a City Forest – Day 3
Part 4 of a series of posts that share how one Early Childhood Educator and her colleagues bring some of the children in their care to Assiniboine Forest once a week for 6 weeks to offer them an experience with Forest School principles in … Continue reading
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Tagged Adventure, children and nature, early childhood education, ECE, kids and nature, Leah Edmonds, letsgetoutside, manitoba, Outdoor Play
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City Kids in a City Forest- Day 2
Part 3 of a series of posts that share how one Early Childhood Educator and her colleagues bring some of the children in their care to Assiniboine Forest once a week for 6 weeks to offer them an experience with Forest School principles in … Continue reading
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Tagged Adventure, children and nature, City Kids in a City Forest, early childhood education, ECE, Forest School, geocaching, hiking, kids and nature, Leah Edmonds, letsgetoutside, manitoba, Manitoba Nature Summit, nature education, Outdoor Play
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City Kids in a City Forest- Day 1
Part 2 of a series of posts that share how one Early Childhood Educator and her colleagues bring some of the children in their care to Assiniboine Forest once a week for 6 weeks to offer them an experience with Forest School principles in … Continue reading
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Tagged Adventure, children and nature, early childhood education, ECE, geocaching, geocaching with children, letsgetoutside, manitoba, nature education, Outdoor Play
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City Kids in a City Forest- Field Trips to Assiniboine Forest
Part 1 of a series of posts that share how one ECE and her colleagues bring some of the children in their care to Assiniboine Forest once a week for 6 weeks to offer them an experience with Forest School principles in … Continue reading
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Tagged ECE, field trips, Forest School, free play, Nature Play, Outdoor Play
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What Free Range Kids Means to Me
I’ve been following Lenore Skenazy’s blog, Free Range Kids, for over five years upon recommendation from a parent, Jennifer, I used to work for, and respect immensely. Lenore’s book of the same title, resonated with truth for my friend Jen. She told me that … Continue reading
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Tagged Free Range Kids, Lenore Skenazy, Play Outside, Trust your kids
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Child Stress- Schedule Less & Play More- Guest Blog by Leah Edmonds
Child Stress- Schedule Less & Play More by Leah Edmonds from playschoollessons.blogspot.ca Globally, parents and educators are working towards raising healthy children who are able to live long, successful lives. We want to give them the tools, skills and experiences that … Continue reading
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Tagged child stress, Forest School Canada, free play, Helicopter parenting, Leah Edmonds, Manitoba Nature Summit, Outdoor Play, over scheduling children, reduce child stress
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