At outdoor preschools, students play and learn outside most or all of the day, all year long. (Credit: Tiny Trees Preschool) This is your first of three free stories this month. Become a free or ...

A rabid bat was just discovered in my four-year-old’s classroom. Bats, if you didn’t know, are the animal most likely to infect Americans with rabies. Also, their teeth are so small that you may not ...

Brandyn Boyd doesn’t want to spend her entire day telling children to pay attention. Instead, at Magnolia Forest Preschool, Boyd has the opportunity to watch children explore, experiment 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.

PORT ANGELES — Anya Samawicz had long dreamed of a school where her daughter, Sunny, could explore the wonders of the outdoors. After years of planning and working with local community organizations, ...

BOISE, Idaho — The Boise Outdoor Preschool at the Foothills Learning Center will now have afternoon classes starting this fall. The program teaches children how to be comfortable in the outdoors, ...

Drop by Megan Patterson’s Denver preschool, Worldmind, on any given day, and you’ll probably see a few children climbing trees. Others will be sorting pine needles, clambering around on a jumble of ...