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Learning to ‘just be kids’ on Woodstock School’s Forest Playground
Woodstock School Principal Beth Clarke contrived the idea of a Forest Playground after seeing the success of a similar outdoor space at her former school.
Draven Provencher, far left, watches as Fifth Graders Ari Campbell and Delaney Morgan build a fort during recess in Woodstock’s Forest Path. Rose Lincoln/Bethel CitizenFirst graders, Freya Smith and Callie Warren play a staring game. Rose Lincoln/Bethel CitizenStudents hauled logs from other parts of the path to make a bridge over the water. Rose Lincoln/Bethel CitizenOliver Cole, a first grader, jumps stone to stone Woodstock School’s Forest Playground. Rose Lincoln/Bethel CitizenKindergarteners Kavick Manjourides and Jaxson Gregoire take a break. Rose Lincoln/Bethel CitizenKindergarteners, Lily Campbell, on left, and Nora Six present dandelions to a visitor. Rose Lincoln/Bethel Citizen“The hope is that they realize what makes them happy in the woods at school, they can find in their own woods at home,” says principal Beth Clarke Rose Lincoln/Bethel Citizen
Bethel Citizen writer and photographer Rose Lincoln lives in Bethel with her husband and a rotating cast of visiting dogs, family, and friends. A photojournalist for several years, she worked alongside...
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