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Indigenous Wisdom and Traditions in Nature School

The following guest author post comes to us from Salwa Mansour, one of our beloved facilitators at Cocoplum Nature School. We ask all of...

Playing in the Rain before the Storm

Cocoplum Nature School is in Delray Beach, Florida, and during this time of the year, we get a lot of rain. When it is safe, we play...

How the child-led, emergent curriculum happens at Cocoplum Nature School - by Vivi García

During an art invitation set out by Miss Alicia, a student decided to make his own paint brushes using nature parts. Everyone was...

"Let's keep on thinking about it!"

It was a lovely November morning at the lake. Together with Vivi, my co-teacher and friend, we lead Cocoplum Nature Play, a program of...

A new school? In a pandemic?

I have been asked this question more than a few times in the last several months. My unwavering answer has been a confident and...

Self-directed Learning, Motivation, and Confirmation Bias

On a muggy afternoon after a snack of smoothies and banana bread, I uncoiled the hose in my backyard to fill up the wading pool for my...

Creating Conditions for Learning

I was a middle school classroom teacher for almost 12 years. I never liked the word. Teacher. It was my job title, but I didn’t really...

On a Mission

Stewardship, nurture, creativity, and holistic...words have meaning.

But.... when would they learn to read or write?

"But when would they learn to read or write?" I bet this would be among the first questions parents will ask at Orientation Night at...