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The Autumn Equinox and Michaelmas

6 Oct, 2020
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Forest Friday under the live oaks, in one of our f

Forest Friday under the live oaks, in one of our favorite birding spots.💗🪶
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Learning of Navratri in cultural connections in 8/

Learning of Navratri in cultural connections in 8/9th grade with @india_artisans and @piza_del_sol Such an engaging morning, learning about the meaning of this festival, symbolism in images, and practices of this tradition, and how this could been related to their own lives, as teenagers, and the inherent difficulties of this age that require great inner strength. We are so lucky to have such a generous community, so willing to share their culture and teachings.🥰
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Nature photography in 8/9th grade. Locating and id

Nature photography in 8/9th grade. Locating and identifying the natives and non, among the tidal swamp.
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Pottery in 2/3rd grade. Working with the hands, ma

Pottery in 2/3rd grade. Working with the hands, making small useful dishes, paying attention to tiny details, individualized their pieces and seeing a project through over several weeks.💗
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Where river meets bay...🌊 Visiting the estuarin

Where river meets bay...🌊 Visiting the estuarine waters, exploring the mangrove forests, climbing the temple mound. Horseshoe crabs, seagrass treasures, tree climbing, snake catching, indigenous studies, and so much more! Another beautiful Forest Friday in the books!🌴🌳
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Indigenous Peoples Week💗 This week we set the i

Indigenous Peoples Week💗 This week we set the intention to honor the Native American peoples and the land, in our cultural connections, homesteading and nature studies classes; we will explore native medicines, plants and foods, learn about different tribes, visit a midden, and for olders discuss social justice issues that affect the Native American population. As a nature school we are always fostering a connection to the land in our nature immersion program, and an essential aspect of this is creating a connection to the indigenous peoples of our area, their practices, culture, and heritage. We are so grateful for the many elders who have come to share their stories over the years; the students have been so touched by their teachings.💗
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When the tracker becomes the trackee 😂 Southeas

When the tracker becomes the trackee 😂
Southeastern lubber grasshopper 🦗
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It's #worldmentalhealthday! Across all ages, our

It's #worldmentalhealthday! Across all ages, our students and teachers benefit immeasurably from #forestfriday every week..ending each week soaking up all of the goodness mother nature provides.

This week alone this included:
River play
Finding clay in the banks
Making a fort out of said clay
Creating a shelter with ropes
Dipnetting
Tracking wildlife
Designing and building a zipline
Hiking through pine scrub and oak hammock
Spotting a coral snake (from a safe distance!)
Reviving a mudslide
Collecting hickory nuts
Playing countless spontaneous games

In addition to above, older students also engaged in:
Nature photography
Writing from the perspective of a certain species
Created a game, "guess the species"
Observed healthy and unhealthy river indicators
Took water samples
And much more!

At the end of the day they are tired and dirty, but also revitalized, with many stories to tell their families with great enthusiasm!

This is a commitment we make in our community...it's an essential part of the rhythm of our week, and while it yields incredibly organic learning experiences and sparks curiosity, most importantly, we receive a full day of nature🌿 immersion- the antidote for stress of modern day living.🙏 The sense of calm, joy, and relief as we bask in nature carries us into the weekend in a state of renewal, rather than feeling depleted.🌺

There is nothing more important than one's mental health, and nature is the key. Link in bio for the affect of nature on mental health.💚
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Several students from our 2/3rd grade class worked

Several students from our 2/3rd grade class worked together to fashion their own zip line this Forest Friday.🌳
Problem solving, collaboration, resourcefulness, physics, and fun, all included in this self directed activity.🥰
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Got boots? Pond exploration in Forest Kindergarten

Got boots?
Pond exploration in Forest Kindergarten.🐟
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Ms Shivani creates such nourishing and beautiful

Ms Shivani creates such nourishing and beautiful experiences for her little seahorses in our Nursery class!🥰

"This past week we gathered the golden rays of the Sun, inviting this warmth and light and goodness into our hearts 💛✨ With this, we began making our Golden Capes in honor of Michaelmas. Such joy to mix the golden sunlight (turmeric) into our dye water and watch our capes turn a shimmery yellow!

The children went around the Garden gathering all things golden to add to our pot full of light:
Marigold, viburnum, firebush, and tiny pieces of sundried grass turned light."

➡️Link in bio an article from EC teacher Ms Kerry about the shift in season occurring right now (even in Florida!) and bringing this in ways that truly nourish the young child.💛
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Nature photography in 8/9th grade. Learning to wor

Nature photography in 8/9th grade. Learning to work with the light in the natural rhythm of the day and find the beauty in the plants and creatures they might not normally take the time to notice.💗
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It's World Animal Day!!! We love them all big and

It's World Animal Day!!! We love them all big and small.🐺🦊🦝🐈🐕🐎🦌🐄🐗🐁🐀🐇🦇🦦🦨🦃🦅🦆🦉🐊🦎🐍 Inspiring love a reverence for all beings is paramount! Shout to Kai for making this moment possible, and to Ms Krista for taking these shots! Swipe for another reaction.😂
((Thank you also Green Rough snake!!))
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Our Little Seedlings Parent Child class begins in

Our Little Seedlings Parent Child class begins in 2 weeks!🌱 Nurturing the seeds of mini-naturalists and their parent or caregiver; for ages 2-4. Join us each week for exploring, discovering, and connecting with the natural world.🌿 New and returning families may register on our website under "Apply Now".🌻
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The Festival of Courage! 🌟Today our community c

The Festival of Courage! 🌟Today our community celebrated both the Autumn Equinox 🍁(9/22) and Michaelmas (9/29) with a play by our grades students, depicting a village coming together to subdue a fierce dragon. At our school our festival life is inspired by the seasons, which links us to humanity over many generations, along with the Waldorf tradition, which utilizes storytelling as a method of translating the universal human experiences to young children. In our story the farmers, villagers, and nobles call upon St Michael to help them defeat the dragon that is terrorizing their village; who in turn sends down meteors to be forged into a sword by the industrious gnomes, then wielded by George, a knight with bravery and courage. In the end the dragon is not slayed but subdued, and then becomes part of the village itself.🌠 Afterwards the community engages in various activities to test their own bravery and strength.💗

At this time of year, when the days grow shorter, it is human nature to reflect and take stock of their lives, often facing our own dragons of doubt and uncertainty. We are all brave warriors facing dragons of various forms; summoning the courage to face them is not easy but yields growth and strength to face what comes next. With this story we remind the children (and ourselves) that with bravery and courage these dragons 🐉can be overcome.🧡🍂
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📷 various parents (Thank you!)

"I am so glad I live in a world where there are Oc

"I am so glad I live in a world where there are Octobers"🧡🍂...never have we had such a glorious Forest Friday in early October! Chilly, overcast morning and breezy afternoon were the perfect setting for wildlife tracking and observation in the pine flatwoods. 🌳🌴🐢🦎🐍🐛🐞🕷🐝🐦
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First grade makes a beautiful learning space by gr

First grade makes a beautiful learning space by grandmother oak.🌳🌿
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Just swooning over here at the wool🐑 washing in

Just swooning over here at the wool🐑 washing in our Sandpiper VPK class! 😍
Such wonderful capacity building as they wash, scrub, and pull, heavy work as they carry their water basins, becoming familiar with how fibers work, and gaining a great sense of satisfaction in their completed, very useful, activity!🙌
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Photographic evidence that Florida does have actua

Photographic evidence that Florida does have actual seasons.😂 We enthusiastically welcome 🍂Florida Fall! 🍂
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Images of outdoor school.🥰 . . . . . .

Images of outdoor school.🥰
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