Open AccessNature Kindergarten in Sooke: A Unique Collaboration
Author(s) -
Toni Hoyland,
Enid Elliot
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
journal of childhood studies
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2371-4115
pISSN - 2371-4107
DOI - 10.18357/jcs.v39i2.15224
Subject(s) - numeracy , general partnership , literacy , early childhood , pedagogy , mathematics education , early childhood education , sociology , psychology , visual arts , developmental psychology , art , political science , law
This article focuses on a nature kindergarten pilot project in Sooke, BC, about an hour outside of Victoria on Vancouver Island. Toni Hoyland and Enid Elliot highlight the partnership between the kindergarten teacher, Lisa Lockerbie, and the early childhood educator, Erin Van Stone, as they work together to weave emergent play-based approaches with academic literacy and numeracy opportunities. The program takes place in the forest of Royal Roads University adjacent to Sangster Elementary School.