“No matter how old you get, may you always stop to fill your pockets with smooth stones, empty snail shells & other little treasures.”
"Children deserve to grow and learn in a place & alongside a force that is as wild and alive as they are."
- Nicolette Sowder
Belief
"To raise a nature-bonded child is to raise a rebel, a dreamer, an innovator… someone who will walk their own verdant, winding path."
- Nicolette Sowder
Personal Growth
"Show the children every winged thing. The bees, dragonflies, queen ants, bluebirds, luna moths & swallowtails. Creatures that inspire them to defy gravity."
- Nicolette Sowder
Inspiration
"Encouraging a child to go outside in all weather builds resilience, but more importantly it saves them from spending their life merely tolerating the ‘bad’ days in favour of a handful of ‘good’ ones – a life of endless expectations and conditions where happiness hinges on sunshine."
- Nicolette Sowder
Resilience
"Children deserve to grow and learn in a place and alongside a force that is as wild and alive as they are."
- Nicolette Sowder
Growth
"Don’t look at your feet to see if you are doing it right. Just dance."
- Anne Lamott
Joy
"Tuesdays are for chasing rainbows and dancing in the rain."
Joy
"You have turned for me my mourning into dancing; you have loosed my sackcloth and clothed me with gladness."
Joy
"Taste and see how good the Lord is! The one who takes refuge in him is truly happy!"
Joy
"The joy of brightening other lives becomes for us the magic of the holidays."
- W. C. Jones
Joy