Natural Holidays

Natural Holidays

By Emma Roth, Nature Educator “It’s like we had two holidays in one!” This was what an excited student told me the day after Halloween. I was in a classroom on November 1, and was asking their students how their Halloween had been while the teacher was setting up the...
Observation and Collaboration

Observation and Collaboration

By Chelsea Jandreau, Nature Educator Working in environmental education at a time when inquiry-based learning is the norm, the practice of learning how to make observations and ask questions comes up a lot. I am constantly reminded of how it is an intentional, not...
Animals and Us  

Animals and Us  

By Katie Finch , Senior Nature Educator Audubon educators are in schools several days a week teaching nature-based lessons at this time of year, working hard to tie the lessons to topics or skills students are learning in their classrooms. To do this, I was...
Thankful

Thankful

By Jeff Tome, Public Engagement Specialist My wife started practicing a daily gratitude meditation a while back, and it’s something that really made me stop and think about the world. There are so many things that make her gratitude list that are easy to take for...