To Feel Joy, We Will Practice Gratitude “I awoke this morning with devout thanksgiving for my friends, the old and the new.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson The end of our Fall 2020 season at Aishling Forest School has perfectly coincided with the beginning of Thanksgiving...
We Are Bouncers Against Those That Rush Childhood “I sometimes find myself despairing over my own part in this tragedy of contemporary childhood. I am, after all, a teacher in a preschool, a thing that barely existed in my own childhood. But, damn it, I’m...
The Art of Forgiveness in the Forest “To listen with an open heart and ask questions to better help us understand the other person is a spiritual exercise, in the truest sense of the word.”- Harriet Lerner Last week our learners encountered a very interesting group...
At Forest School,It’s More Than Just a Swing “Imagination is the source of all human achievement.”- Sir Ken Robinson “Children develop in particular patterns. For example, they have to be able to sit up by themselves before they can crawl and...
Whittling: What Is It and Why It’s Awesome? The notion of education through handicrafts rises from the contemplation of truth and love permeating life’s activities.” -Mahatma Gandhi One of the many skills that we model at Aishling Forest...
