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Posted on by Sarah Gladu Posted in A View from the Farm, Season's Successes

Reflecting on the season’s school programs Another year of school group programs wrapped up in June. It was a tremendous feeling to return to in-person classes after a year and a half! Coastal Rivers provided over 1,200 student opportunities to learn, grow, and explore in nature during the 2021-2022 school year. With two full-time staff devoted to the education program we have been able to offer more to our local schools than ever before. Many of our programs are what we call “deep” experiences. These are school groups that meet with our educators repeatedly to build on experiences and knowledge, …

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Posted on by Steven Hufnagel Posted in A View from the Farm

My children spent the better part of an hour this afternoon playing in a small puddle in a rut formed by my car tire. Mud pies, mud cakes, and mud tea were all on the menu, and all over them by the time we headed in for dinner. They couldn’t have been happier. As I watched them playing together and independently, I noticed all sorts of things happening that were clearly helping them with steps in their own development: practicing negotiation skills (“okay, you dig first, but don’t mess up my pile over there”), planning a sequence of actions, manipulating …

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