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Right at Home in the SNOW!

December 11, 2013 - Preschool Weekly

Thanks to our families for submitting these excellent pictures of The Nature Preschool students! We were curious to know what the children would be up to when school was out due… Read more »

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Grateful Hearts

November 27, 2013 - Preschool Weekly

It was a short week with the Thanksgiving and Hanukkah holidays, but we still took time to express our gratitude for each other and the natural community. Children wrote and… Read more »

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Something to Crow About

November 9, 2013 - Preschool Weekly

We discovered the amazing habits of crows and their behavior in fall. We also thought about the relationship between farmers and crows with scarecrow-making. Notice all the play opportunity and… Read more »

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Nuts to You!

October 18, 2013 - Preschool Weekly

We explored fall seeds this week – it was NUTS! We discovered the creatures that rely on acorns, hickory and walnuts as they prepare for winter. We loved playing squirrel… Read more »

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Roots, Trunks and Leaves

October 13, 2013 - Preschool Weekly

As the forest bustles with fall changes, we turn our thoughts to what trees do in autumn. Some of our favorite tree investigations this week included acorn and leaf printing, rubbings made on… Read more »

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Down on the Farm

October 5, 2013 - Family Events & Outings, Preschool Weekly

As we discover cycles and seasons in wild habitats at Irvine Nature Center, we are also thrilled to partner with Pearlstone Center farm to learn about agricultural cycles. This week… Read more »

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Community Helpers

September 28, 2013 - Preschool Weekly

What is a community? What jobs do people and animals do in a community? Children learned all about communities at Irvine Nature Center – on the trails, in the classroom,… Read more »

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Happy Trails

September 21, 2013 - Preschool Weekly

We reveled this week as we watched summer turn to fall right before our eyes! We continued caring for our monarch caterpillars to help prepare them for their big metamorphosis… Read more »

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New Faces, New Places

September 12, 2013 - Preschool Weekly

Our students are back for another wonderful year at The Nature Preschool! This week was all about making friends and learning the trail. See what we were up to!

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Earth Treasures

April 21, 2013 - Preschool Weekly

This Week’s Adventures: We celebrated Earth treasures by cherishing its natural resources. Favorite Activities: Paper-making was a hit using recycled scraps of paper. We engineered our own games using recycled objects and… Read more »

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    Owings Mills, MD 21117
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