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Our autumn newsletter is available now, including outdoor activities for families, a song for the season, a podcast high...
10/07/2026

Our autumn newsletter is available now, including outdoor activities for families, a song for the season, a podcast highlight, and more!

Sign up for our seasonal newsletter and weekly blog: https://fwni.org/news/

Learn more about our upcoming early childhood programs here: https://fwni.org/events/

Yesterday marked the shift from summer to fall – the autumn equinox in the Northern Hemisphere! Check out our latest blo...
09/23/2026

Yesterday marked the shift from summer to fall – the autumn equinox in the Northern Hemisphere!

Check out our latest blog for autumn play prompts, materials to have on hand, recommended gear, and non-fiction and fiction books.

https://fwni.org/2026/09/23/autumn-equniox/

Uncovering frass trumpets, collecting insects, tracing shadows, and searching for spider webs – this autumn in more than...
09/09/2026

Uncovering frass trumpets, collecting insects, tracing shadows, and searching for spider webs – this autumn in more than 50 schools across Vermont, New Hampshire, New York, and Massachusetts, hundreds of volunteers and thousands of students and classroom teachers are once again starting their school year with The Nature Program.

Learn more in our latest blog! https://fwni.org/2026/09/08/the-four-winds-nature-program-begins-a-new-school-year/

What are the white TicTac-like structures hanging off the back of this to***co hornworm (larva of Carolina sphinx moth)?...
09/02/2026

What are the white TicTac-like structures hanging off the back of this to***co hornworm (larva of Carolina sphinx moth)?

Find out in our latest blog: fwni.org/2026/09/01/natural-history-mystery-52/

Leave your guesses in the comments!

As many children and teachers are beginning the school year this week, we’re sharing a blog post we originally posted in...
08/26/2026

As many children and teachers are beginning the school year this week, we’re sharing a blog post we originally posted in 2022. It is the perspective of former Little Peaks Preschool Director and current Four Winds Early Childhood Professional Development Instructor Katherine Brown about beginning outdoor time this school year with patience.

Read it here: https://fwni.org/2026/08/25/beginning-the-school-year-with-patience/

Have you had a rock collection, a jar of fireflies, a bouquet of dandelions, or a pocket full of shells from the beach? ...
08/19/2026

Have you had a rock collection, a jar of fireflies, a bouquet of dandelions, or a pocket full of shells from the beach? Hunting and gathering is one of the seven play motifs, or recurring play patterns, that David Sobel has identified from observing children around the world playing freely outdoors.

Learn more in our latest blog: https://fwni.org/2026/08/18/leaf-baskets/

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