Ottawa FNS

The official Twitter account of the Ottawa Forest and Nature School. #ottawafns #forestschool #playmatters

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"COME QUICKLY! I FOUND SOMETHING SPECTACULAR!" "ForestSchool #ChildLedLearning #NatureForAll #JoyOfLearning #fossils

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Adult #forestschool :playing with fire. Bannock time! #natureforall

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Adult #forestschool :playing with fire. Top down fire starting! Learning new skills from an attendee! #peertopeerlearning #natureforall

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Adult #forestschool :playing with fire, a raging success! #natureforall

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There are a myriad of ways in which technology (new and old) can enhance student learning.
#TechInTheClassroom #ForestSchool #RiskyPlay

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You can discover beautiful things when you opt to forge your own path through the woods.
#ChildLedLearning #NatureForAll @ForestSchoolCan

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December 1st and we find a hardy little wood frog. @ontarionature #forestschool #herpetology #nearbynature #natureforall

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Found in a pond: "I think it's fish food." Totally worth the wet mittens. @WEGowling @OCDSB #forestschool #playmatters #ScientificThinking

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Thanks @WEGowling for a beautiful first day in the forest!! @ocdsb #forestschool #playmatters #explore #seeyouinthewoods

[Ottawa FNS @ottawa_fns]

Thanks @WEGowling for a beautiful first day in the forest!! @ocdsb #forestschool #playmatters #explore #seeyouinthewoods

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Funny how subversive it feels to have let my students have a snowball fight today. #forestschool #CompetentChild #snowballfight #playmatters

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"I feel like I'm in a snowglobe." #nobadweather #forestschool #ottawaweather #natureforall

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Let them be bored: The value of free play for kids https://t.co/mTS1HxlJkH #forestschool #playmatters #riskyplay #childdevelopment

[Catherine McKenna @cathmckenna]

RT if you are excited for free @ParksCanada in 2017!

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Two new Canadians in a tree calling (in English!) "there's room for more!" The beauty of this moment is not lost on us #forestschool @OCDSB

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Sounds like our Treasure Museum!
"Along the way, we learned some basics about form, colour, texture and pattern." https://t.co/7tVMuOWURv

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"This is the first tree I've ever climbed with my glasses on!"
#forestschool #climbatree #glassespride #natureforall

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Perusing some field guides during a #SitSpot. #ChildLedLearning #OttawaSnow #forestschool

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"I thought I didn't want to come to forest school today because of the snow." #ottawaweather #discovery #joy #forestschool

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The Ottawa Forest and Nature School loves snow! #ottawaweather #natureforall #forestschool #winterwonderland @CBCOttawa @ForestSchoolCan