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Listening to parents

Posted on March 2, 2012 by

(from Ruth Sapsed) I joined the groups in the woods on the 19th January as I was interested to hear from the parents in particular what they had noticed about their time in the woods over the last couple of … Continue reading →

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The world in a log

Posted on January 6, 2012 by

“To find new things, take the path you took yesterday”  John Burroughs (American naturalist and essayist, 1837 – 1921) We’ve been thinking about how children are exploring the woods and park, and as they re-visit, about the patterns that are … Continue reading →

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Exploring the park

Posted on November 26, 2011 by

HomefieldPark, as we discovered in our first meeting, is a place of many places.  One entrance is flanked by two enormous plane trees, covering the ground with yellow papery leaves and hanging thick with spiky seed heads.  There is a … Continue reading →

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A Place of Possibilities

Posted on November 15, 2011 by

A Place of Possibilities – Histon Footprints began on Thursday 3rd November with a first meeting in Homefield Park. Practitioners from Histon Early Years Centre, joined later by parent volunteers, met with us (Deb Wilenski and Mary Jane Drummond from … Continue reading →

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