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Defining Nature-Based Preschools
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Larimore, Rachel – International Journal of Early Childhood Environmental Education, 2016
Nature-based early childhood education. Nature-based preschool. Nature preschool. Forest kindergarten. Nature kindergarten. Waldkindergarten. Forest school. These are a few of the program terms currently being discussed among early childhood environmental education professionals in the United States. Why is there so much discussion about the names…
Descriptors: Preschool Education, Early Childhood Education, Outdoor Education, Kindergarten