Author archive for David Todd

  • Educator talks to preschool students at The Nature School at Kortright Centre

    Self-Regulation for Preschoolers

    Winter 2020: Self-regulation refers to children’s ability to regulate emotions such as frustration or impatience. These are large tasks for…

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  • Nature School students take story walk at Kortright Centre

    Storytelling in the Forest

    Fall 2019: Storytelling is an important part of the Nature School experience. Through storytelling, children learn about themselves, their friends,…

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  • Nature School students at play

    Play is Learning

    Fall 2019: Play may be kid stuff, but as we’ve observed at the Nature School, it’s also an important form…

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  • children balance on log at Kortright Centre Nature School

    Fall in the Forest

    Fall 2019: The beginning of September saw us return to our Nature School. Our returning students greeted us and each…

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  • children take part in Early Years Forest School program at Kortright Centre

    EARLY YEARS FOREST SCHOOL

    This inquiry-based, two-hour program is specifically designed for Early Years Centers.

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  • bug crawls on boy's hand at Kortright summer nature camp

    BUG HUNT

    Ambush bugs, Tiger beetles, Dragonflies and Painted Lady Butterflies: just some of the fascinating insects and invertebrates you may see…

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  • students watch beekeeper at work

    BUSY AS A BEE

    Observe Kortright’s active bee hives from the safety of a screened-in building.

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  • kids take part in community cleanup

    LET’S GO GREEN

    Learn hands-on skills to conserve water and energy, to reduce waste and water pollution at home, in school, and in…

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  • MOCCASIN WALK

    Journey back 400 years and learn how the Wendat people used natural resources to survive.

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  • children use forest camouflage to hide at Kortright Centre survival camp

    ANIMAL GAMES

    Imagine you are a squirrel, a deer, or a rabbit: how would you survive in the forest?

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