89. Explore, Create and Play with Charlotte Ellis from Seasons: A Tour and Talk

Today we have an Outdoor Classrooms Tour and Talk with Charlotte Ellis all the way from the UK representing her program called Seasons. In this episode, we discuss, the mission of Seasons and how their programs are reconnecting people with nature to benefit holistic development, health, and well-being. In our discussion, we talk about the importance of how the act of connecting to our natural world and giving our children fun experiences in nature also encourages care for our planet and building a sustainable future for our children.Charlotte Ellis created her nature-based program called Seasons in 2022. As a mum of 4, Charlotte found that there were few outdoor play program opportunities for early years in her local area. Therefore, she decided to set up a playgroup and named it Seasons. This group grew as Charlotte began offering early years nature play classes and outdoor sessions in a community garden that she and her family developed and designed. Seasons continues to grow and hosts large community and family events across Leeds, England, as well as nature art, craft, and wellbeing workshops.This episode includes a visual tour which is included in the CIRCLE Membership.MEET CHARLOTTE: EXPLORE, CREATE, PLAY. Seasons mission is to reconnect people with nature to benefit holistic development, health, and well-being.By connecting to our natural world and giving our children fun experiences in nature, we are encouraging care for our planet and building a sustainable future for our children.Studying Forest School practice and nature connection has seen Seasons’ services expand and grow.Charlotte created Seasons in 2022. As a mum of 4, Charlotte found that there was little on offer for early years play opportunities in the local area so decided to set up a playgroup. Seasons began by offering early years nature play classes indoors and soon started offering outdoor sessions in a community garden that Charlotte and her family developed and designed. Over time Seasons hosted large community and family events across Leeds, ENGLAND as well as nature art, craft, and wellbeing workshops.Seasons WebsiteNEW OUTDOOR CLASSROOMS WORKSHOP! Nurture Creativity with a Waldorf-Inspired Outdoor Classroom 1-hour LIVE Workshop on March 21. Recording available in our library on March 22, 2024. COMING SOON!Exploring Nature in Spring Masterclass opens in mid-April, 2024 for CIRCLE Members. CONNECT WITH VICTORIA:WEBSITE: www.outdoor-classrooms.comEMAIL: [email protected]: instagram.com/outdoor_classrooms/Facebook: Facebook.com/OutdoorClassrooms1OUTDOOR CLASSROOM RESOURCES:The Outdoor Classrooms CIRCLE MembershipThe Outdoor Teaching Bootcamp Seeds of Inspiration for Outdoor Learning Card DeckFREE PDF Library of Nature-Based Children's Books & Weekly Seedling News