Teacher Joyce Mucher wanted her young students to have a magical kindergarten experience, so she built an outdoor classroom — here's how she did it ...

RIDGEWOOD — A new outdoor classroom at Bethlehem Early Learning Center will combine imaginative play with reading, math and environmental education for more than 100 preschool students.

The outdoor classroom at Harding, at 1625 Robbins St. on the Westside, has planter boxes, paint stations, wooden blocks, books, a grassy knoll and musical instruments for students from preschool ...

Germany has more than 500 year-round outdoor schools called Waldkindergartens or "forest kindergartens." Walls aren't the only things missing; books are also left out of the outdoor classroom setting.

Outdoor Preschools Take Children into Living Classroom Across the country, more parents opt for learning based on creativity and a little bit of dirt. By Emily Jan , Emily DeRuy , and National Journal ...

Audrey Elszasz and Renee Burr believe outdoor education can be a life-changing experience for young children. That's why they are launching The Natural Classroom, their new outdoor education ...

Compared to private programs like Irvine’s Nature Preschool and Riverside, Mundo Verde is expanding who can access outdoor early education. It’s publicly funded, attendance is free, and ...

After she finished filming an outdoor classroom in Switzerland for a documentary, Lisa Molomot brought home a Swiss army knife and gave it to her 9‑year-old son, Rory, so he could learn how to use it.

Take the classroom outdoors and that expensive building becomes unnecessary, cutting costs up to 25 percent. Related: Poll: Voters agree, candidates should talk preschool. Here in Seattle Tiny Trees ...

For the cost of opening one brick-and-mortar classroom serving 20 students a day, they’re opening 11 classes that serve about 150 students. The pilot program began this school year in public ...

Founded in 2012 by Kit Harrington, a certified preschool teacher, and Sarah Heller, a naturalist and science educator, Fiddleheads is part of a larger national trend that goes beyond Waldorf education ...