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Our vision is to found a Kindergarten through 5th grade public charter school, opening in 2013, which brings the advantages of a Waldorf style education to Northeast Los Angeles.
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Book Review: Last Child in the Woods by Richard Louv

Posted: March 22nd, 2010 | Author: | Filed under: Book Reivew | No Comments »

Today’s children spend less time outdoors in free play and exploration than their grandparents did. Further, author Richard Louv states, children are spending more time indoors removed from nature. In Last Child in the Woods, Louv asks the important question who will be the future stewards of the earth if today’s children have no relationship with the outdoor world? He calls the problem Nature-Deficit Disorder.

Last Child in the Woods refrains from cynical judgement of our youth and apocalyptic fatalism. Louv calls upon us as adults to create introductions to nature, bring children back outdoors and use our political power to address nature-deficit disorder.

Through unhurried play and exploration, the relationship between children and the outdoor world can grow.

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