Forest kindergartens started in the 1950s in Denmark and remain a popular trend across Europe. Nature preschools and kindergartens in the U.S. have tripled in the past three years. The experience gives young children the opportunity to spend more time outdoors like their parents once did, and kindergartener Alice Louick has been loving it.
The student began virtual kindergarten classes last fall but her mother Rebecca quickly discovered that remote learning came with its a set of unique challenges. "She just wasn't getting the joy that I think she would have been getting in the classroom if we were able to do that," she said."She just wants to be out in the world like so many little kids."
After hearing about Hickory Hill, Louick got on the waiting list and her daughter started classes in November. She realized she'd made the right decision after seeing Alice's smile on the first day. "I texted Stacey a picture of her face the second she got in the car, and I said 'I have not seen this face since March.' She's dirty, she's happy. And it still makes me just feel such deep gratitude for the fact that she has it back and has had it since," she said.
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This is such a fantastic child-centered program that allows young people to develop the critical skills that are so important for social skills and life-long learning. 🥰
This should continue forever
I want this for adults too
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