Children and earthkeeping: Bonnie Cretton and the Woodsong Forest School | Ep. 14

In this episode we talk to Bonnie Cretton—founder and director of Woodsong Forest School in southeast Tennessee. Bonnie is committed to raising up a generation of children who see themselves as integrally connected to all life on earth. She believes that when children are educated in ways that promote a sense of belonging to all nature, they will inevitably grow up to be earthkeepers.

Notes:
Bonnie Cretton, founder and director of Woodsong Forest School, Tennessee
Bonnie's bio
Ted talk by Dr. Peter Gray - The Decline of Play
Crisis in the Kindergarten - paper by The Alliance for Childhood
Frederick Froebel - founder of the Kindergarten model
Redbank Elementary in Chattanooga, Tennessee; Gilbert Elementary in Georgia.
Forest Teacher Institute - Chattanooga, Tennessee
The Nature Fix by Florence Williams
Dr. Richard Davidson - Center for Healthy Minds at University of Wisconsin-Madison
forest bathing
Dr. Jean Lomino - founder of Wauhatchie Forest School
Wauhatchie Forest School - Chattanooga, Tennesee

Keywords: forest school, early education, play-based learning, alternative education, nature-based education, forest kindergarten

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