by Erin | Oct 6, 2017 | feelings, nature connection, self-connection
I have been reading a book about trees off and on for a while now. I like it because I can pick it up anytime and leave it for months before finding it again. Today I found it while my youngest was snuggling in for a nap. So, the underlying “science” is that trees...
by Erin | Feb 1, 2017 | child-lead, nature connection
Ever since our guest lecturer, Peter Gray, a lot of people have been interested in Learning in the Woods, The Barn School, Little Seeds, and the Burlington-Hamilton Unschoolers. With all these names, it gets a little confusing so I thought I would try to explain how...
by Erin | Aug 13, 2016 | attachment, child-lead, connection, feelings, nature connection, safe spaces, self-connection, trust
Whether it’s a 10 week session throughout a season or a 1 week summer camp, when we reach the end of our scheduled time at Learning in the Woods, everyone experiences a bit of a “high”. When it’s time to say good-bye, connections are at their strongest, so it’s...
by Erin | Jan 31, 2016 | nature connection, youth empowerment
I’m Taryn and I go to forest school. At forest school we go on hikes and play in the woods. The thing I most like to do there is climb trees and build forts. There are many other fun things you can do there also though. You can look for frogs and toads by the...
by Erin | Nov 15, 2015 | anxiety, nature connection, trust
Today I had the pleasure of walking down the big hill at Learning in the Woods with Elizabeth Boyd, Registered Herbalist. She has walked down this path every Wednesday for the past 2 months and as an herbalist, she is very familiar with all of the plants along...
