Adventures in Learning:Ashland

Do you have a 3-5 year old that loves to be outdoors? Loves nature? Loves animals? Registration is open for fall programming at Pilgrim Day Camp https://pilgrimdaycamp.org/family-center-home/indoor-playground-center/ Click Enroll Now to register!

Fall sign up class registration for Nature Explorers drop off is open now! We’ll be posting the teacher led playgroup sign ups soon. All programs starting next week!!

🌿🌞 Exciting Announcement! 🌞🌿
Due to overwhelming demand, Pilgrim Day Camp is thrilled to introduce a brand-new half-day program for ages 3-5: Nature Explorers! 🐛🌳
Nature Explorers will run for 8 weeks (excluding 7/29-8/2), offering young adventurers the chance to explore, learn, and play in the great outdoors. 🌻🦋
Spaces are limited, so visit our website to learn more and sign up today! Don’t miss this amazing opportunity for your little ones to join the fun at Pilgrim Day Camp. 🚀
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Pilgrim Day Camp PDC is a traditional summer day camp with an emphasis on wide welcome, care of the natural world, a

This is what nature based learning looks like during the winter months on the farm! Little Farmers is currently enrolling for our next session of enrichment classes Dec 5th-Feb 29th 9:30-12 pm (lunch option until 1pm). Try out two paid classes before committing for the session. Make up days are always offered if we close for impact weather. https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1_Ddqeulw1_PoEgscRWVirZzNpN8mNwBqPv5bMFJ_Mfs/edit?pli=1

Little Farmers is enrolling for our fall session! Choose 1-3 days 9:30-12 with a lunch option until 1pm https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1_Ddqeulw1_PoEgscRWVirZzNpN8mNwBqPv5bMFJ_Mfs/edit =ACYDBNhqjyF3McSOOGcqJUxf3oWFY-UwIA8euFY8hEaAQ96pCwkqovKA81iq_8f0F1VLzOI

Do you have a 3-5 year old that loves to be outdoors? Loves nature? Loves goats, chickens, and rabbits? Little Farmers summer session has a couple openings in July and August!

Little Farmers Welcome to Little Farmers! This program is completely outdoors and allows learning to occur without the limitations of four walls. Children ages 3-5 years explore agriculture and learn how to use simple tools needed to run a farm combined with typical early learning opportunities. Daily activities i...

Tiny Farmer Playgroups have a few openings Wednesdays 9-10am and limited spaces 10:30-11:30am

Tiny Farmer Playgroups Tiny Farmer Playgroups are completely outdoors and encourages an early introduction to agriculture. Young children will be introduced to goats, rabbits, and chickens while parents or caregivers are close by. Children will explore our mini-farm with their grown-ups while our resident farmer, Courtney...

It has been a busy fall for our little farmers!

Rain at farm school is celebrated for all of the learning opportunities it offers…

STREAM at farm school looks like this…

Tiny Farmers Playgroup 4/30 9-10am and Wednesdays 8:30-9:15. Children and their grownups explore and learn about life on the farm. Spaces limited https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1Z0QXadfRqBI1LMJOxj2IlqvoUYWX3JDi0TTCGo46zIM/viewform?edit_requested=true

We are busy on the farm using a variety of tools! https://www.adventuresinlearning.net/post/the-t-in-stem

The T in STEM On the farm the T in STEM refers to the numerous tools we use. How can you travel from one rock to another? How can you move dirt? How can you make a hole in wood? How can you collect eggs? How can you move water? Students at school on the farm learn and explore a variety of STEM based concepts. It....

Etc. etc. I don’t remember anything from school but the basics... but these skills would have lasted a lifetime.

How many of these can you find while exploring this weekend? Download or print a copy to take with you! https://www.massaudubon.org/get-outdoors/activities/earth-month

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Wiggly, Squiggly Worms Springtime on the farm involves clean up, prep, and discovery. One of the first animals to show itself this time of year is one of our favorites, worms! We observe how they need time to warm up from the cold soil, then much to our delight wiggle, squiggle, and squirm. We observe how they move to det...

Some of the best of spring is coming our way this April!

Tiny Farmers Playgroup allows little ones with their grown-ups to explore the farm. Visit www.adventuresinlearning.net to learn more.

It is critical that we allow for babies to explore their environments at an early age. Outdoor play will challenge their senses, muscles, and cognitive skills in ways indoor play can never compete with. 💚

Literacy on the farm is part of our daily activities, and many organic learning opportunities are offered. Students identify their and peer names on job cards, take attendance, use letter tiles to create words, identify and match letter manipulatives, label objects using a dictionary, make signs to use on the farm, and more. Activities are play based and authentic where children take risks in learning.

Fresh snow on the farm offers so many possibilities… rainbows in snow, snow and slush pies, following tracks, and so much more!

There have been many events in the past two years and in the last few days that have been difficult for adults to wrap their brains around, and even harder for our children to understand. Discussing difficult subjects with young and older children is hard, but important. It is important to understand where your child is coming from and what information they are ready for. Asking questions has always been my go to as an educator and parent. When your child asks a why, where, what, how question begin by asking them why, where, what, or how do you think...? This will give you a baseline to begin your discussion and meet your child where they are and what they are truly asking. Be honest if you don't know the answer and say you will look into finding the answer together. Ask them where they think would be a good place to look for information. Be honest when it feels hard, and validate for yourself and them that it is scary, sad. This article offers some good tips.

How to Talk to Kids About the Ukraine Invasion Many kids may be hearing about the situation in Ukraine. Our instincts may be to avoid talking to them about tough stuff on the news, but if we don't, they'll piece it together from other places. Our job is to provide our kids with accurate, age-appropriate information, while reminding them that the...

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Making Things Feel Less Hard After School On The Farm As an educator for many years I have always noticed some children struggle more than others when things feel challenging and hard. It wasn't until I began teaching high school in the late 90's that I realized in so many ways young adults are similar to small children. They struggle with many of the....

Very cool!

We are nature.

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