DULUTH — It was 8:30 a.m. on a Tuesday and the regular crowd shuffled in. Some came bundled in backpacks. A few were being towed in sleds. Some walked, holding their parents' hands, at least until ...

Liam and his 3- to 5-year-old classmates sat around a large picnic table in the Bob Jones Nature Center and Preserve, feet dangling from the bench, as they learned about the life cycle of frogs.

WATCH: Correspondent Nancy West discusses the rising education trend of nature-based preschools, a program that takes learning from indoors to the outdoors. Parents might gauge their child’s progress ...

Tucked away in the peaceful surroundings of Forest Hill is a little treasure that is all about developing young brains: Forest Hill Nature Preschool & Childcare. This nature-focused school, founded ...

Studies suggest nature can help lower stress and boost attention. Researchers and educators say it can also help kids express creativity.

Outdoor preschools are popular in Colorado, but a lack of licensing has meant parents couldn’t take advantage of the state’s universal pre-K funds—until now. Kate Strebe’s daughter, Maya, is an ...

It’s morning at the ENC Nature Preschool in Newport Beach, California, and 72 preschoolers are rolling around in a mud pit to make mud pies and “stone soup.” After hosing off and changing into clean ...

Hannah Stelley, left, director of the Nature School at the Prairie Woods Environmental Learning Center, leads visitors at the Feb. 13, 2025, open house to the outdoors learning and play area near the ...

Nearly a decade has now gone by since Hartley Nature Preschool opened up in Duluth. The first children attended in the fall of 2014. 16 of them enrolled in half day sessions. They’re now in middle ...

LANSING, Mich. (WLNS) – A new preschool program will get youngsters focused on nature. Fenner Conservancy held a ribbon cutting ceremony last week for its new Fenner Nature Preschool site and its Dart ...

Next fall, the Saint Louis Zoo’s Second Nature Preschool is taking a major step forward. The program will offer full-day classes and move into a dedicated facility set to open for the 2026-27 school ...

LANSING — Plans for the city's first full disc golf course near Fenner Nature Preschool has upset some of the school's parents, who fear the encroachment will take away from their children's learning ...