Author Archives: Linda McGurk

A Classroom with No Walls: The Power of Outdoor Learning

At the edge of a sprawling pine forest in southern Sweden, a blond boy who...

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Outdoor Science Activity: Small World Exploration

Sometimes you don’t see the forest for the trees, but what if you don’t see...

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Outdoor Math Activity: Count to 10 with Nature

In forest schools – commonplace in Scandinavia, Germany, the UK and other European countries –...

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Simple Summertime Adventures: Berry Kebabs

I was born and raised in Sweden, and every year the girls and I go...

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Rainy Day Fun: Painting With Mud!

I live by the old Scandinavian saying “There’s no such thing as bad weather, only...

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