“Do they just play out there?” What a forest school morning really looks like
What a forest school morning at Pouch Camp really looks like, and how child-led play builds real skills, from power drills to plant ID.
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Forest Notes: stories from our forest school
Real stories, lessons and practical tips from our mornings in the woods at Pouch Camp, written by the people who are there every week.
Winter made some resilient children: forest school in a Staten Island winter
How our all-weather forest school keeps playing through snow and cold at Pouch Camp, how we decide when to pause, and what kids should wear.
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Leave no trace: why we wheel everything in and out of the forest
Every rope, tool, journal and microscope comes into the Greenbelt by wheelbarrow and leaves the same way. Here’s why stewardship is part of forest school.
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