A school program focused on integrating the wonders of nature with academic experiences will be offered once again this year for kindergartners at The Pathfinder School.
The independent school first introduced the unique but highly successful program last year. Since then, it’s helped not only foster a love and curiosity for the outdoors among kindergarten students, but it has also led to academic achievements. Test scores reveal 98% of the class finished the year above grade level in reading, further proof of the program’s effectiveness in fostering early literacy skills, while over half of the students scored in the 90th percentile in math skills.
“Our forest program has a very strong academic component to it,” said Taryn Carew, Pathfinder School Advancement Director. “The main idea is that these kids are immersed in the outdoors for four hours a day, all weather, all the time.”
