Ownership and Optimism: Helping Toddlers Discover Autonomy in the Natural World
By: Serena Sundeberg, lead toddler teacher whose deep love of community, both in her class and her home life, is contagious as she lights...
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Lylah Molnar
- Feb 20
- 7 min
Who Am I?
Forward: Sarah Satgunam, Administrative Director Introduction: Shela Sinelien, BOPN co-founder & Wellesley Site Director Post: Christina...
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Lylah Molnar
- Jan 7
- 3 min
Learning to be Naturalists: A Guided Exploration
by Jim Gray, father, author, naturalist, & early childhood teacher. At BOPN, being a Naturalist is just one of many ways of being in the...
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Lylah Molnar
- Dec 19, 2022
- 3 min
A Child's Tale of the Hammer & Nail: A Lesson in "Risky Play" Teaches School Preparation Skills
by Lu Agosti, whose love of nature and child-directed play inspires groups of BOPN children to resiliency, creativity, and growth! At...
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Vanessa Niro
- Nov 9, 2022
- 3 min
Forest Days: BOPN Partners with Boston Public School to Bring Nature-Immersive Programming to K1
History & Mission of Forest Days We know that the benefits of nature-based education for young children are astounding-- better immune...
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Lylah Molnar
- Oct 30, 2022
- 6 min
Resilience Through Struggle: Helping Children Build the Muscle of Persistence
By Heather Norcross, environmental steward, social worker, and BOPN lead teacher with a hand for writing and a mind for discovery! Trying...
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Lylah Molnar
- Oct 15, 2022
- 4 min
Three Guiding Lights for Our Year at BOPN
By: Marie O'Reilly is a BOPN teacher and parent with a passion for the outdoors, peacebuilding, language, and writing! It is a privilege...
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Lylah Molnar
- Sep 26, 2022
- 3 min
Leading the Way: BOPN Children Demonstrate Learning on a Tour with their Grown Ups
"Mapping" is a concept adults often assign to older adolescents, forgetting that young children notice every detail in the scenery that surr
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sarahsatgunam
- Jun 23, 2022
- 1 min
Fall 2022 Toddler Connections
Toddler Connections (TC) is a seasonal playgroup for toddlers ages 15 months to 2.9, led by seasoned teaching staff, including BOPN...
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sarahsatgunam
- Jun 23, 2022
- 1 min
How to Give to BOPN
BOPN is a 501(c)(3) organization. One of our central values is equity, which to us means expanding access to outdoor early education for...
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sarahsatgunam
- Jun 23, 2022
- 1 min
We've Added a Second Summer Bonus Week at our JP/Roslindale Location!
Still looking for an activity for your kiddos during the last week of summer? Good news! BOPN has just opened a second summer bonus week...
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juliasappenfield8
- Feb 18, 2022
- 5 min
Eight Tips to Help Prepare Your Child for Nature Preschool
by BOPN Lead Preschool Teacher Julia Sappenfield How can I best prepare my child for outdoor school? This is one of the most common...
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Vanessa Niro
- Oct 27, 2021
- 2 min
Learning from Stewards
As a nature school, we benefit from and impact the land we play and learn on, so we recognize the importance of teaching BOPN children...
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sarahsatgunam
- Sep 29, 2021
- 5 min
Outdoor Gear for Kids: New England Winter Edition
Decision fatigue, meet outdoor school. For us grown ups who are not already semi-professional outdoorspeople, how on earth are we...
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sarahsatgunam
- Sep 24, 2021
- 2 min
Stay Connected with Storypark
My son is almost three years old. Despite my love for Boston Outdoor Preschool Network (BOPN) at the Gardens at Elm Bank (my daughter...
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Vanessa Niro
- May 17, 2021
- 2 min
Nature's Curriculum
One winter day, I was out hiking with my students and one child excitedly pointed to animal tracks in the snow and asked “who made those...
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juliasappenfield8
- Feb 2, 2021
- 2 min
The Importance of Stick Play
Being an outdoor preschool, we make use of any material that we can find outside. That includes sticks! Sticks are by far the most...
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jasongutu
- Jan 25, 2021
- 2 min
Emotions and Nature Connection
One foundational goal in childhood development is emotional regulation. A somewhat fancy term for learning how to ride the emotional...
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jasongutu
- Jan 18, 2021
- 2 min
Nature Connection Begins With Self-Care
A felt sense of safety must come before exploration. In a culture that values independence and impatiently asks kids to “toughen up,”...
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- Apr 20, 2020
- 2 min
Boston Outdoor Preschool Network Blog
My name is Nia and I am a senior health sciences major at Boston University, with a focus on public health. I have had the pleasure of...
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