"The wind that makes music in November corn is in a hurry. ...A tree tries to argue, bare limbs waving, but there is no detaining the wind."  - Aldo Leopold

  Almost every day in the fall, dozens of school children pile out of the bus at the end of the lane where the pavement ends and step into a reality far different from the city streets where they live. Surrounded by towering trees of every shape and color imaginable, they quickly stand in awe of the beauty around them, made even more stark by the brilliance of an autumn day.

Getting kids out of the classroom to get familiar with and value the natural environment around them is at the heart of our work with young children.

Last month, at the Boston Youth Environmental Network's annual gala, an event that showcases innovative outdoor education programs around the city, we were the proud recipients of the School-Community Partnership Award, an honor that recognizes our important work and inspires us to bring more children out of the classrooms and into the woods.