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Can Climbing Trees Replace Preparing for Tests?

September 18, 2019/ Apple Orchard School/ 0 Comments

Nature-based preschools are becoming increasingly popular. But what are they, and are they effective?

When I picked up my son from preschool on a recent summer afternoon, his dirty fingers were stained pink from the raspberries he and his classmates had been hungrily foraging earlier that day https://parenting.nytimes.com/preschooler/forest-school?module=ptg-onsite-share&type=email

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