This spring students at East Montpelier Elementary School launched the beginning of our most popular ECO lesson to date.   These kindergarte...

Did you know Montpelier, VT, has four churches within three blocks?  Or that there are three dentists in less than a half-mile?  The second ...

Collecting materials Children are scampering about collecting materials along the edge of the field for an Insect Hotel. Arms and backpa...

Exploring a winter creek It's another beautiful Monday in Vermont and 30 first grade students are getting ready for a day in Hubbard ...

  What happens if a child picks up a stick in the forest? It's not a question of if , because they do and they will! When a child does ...

Frank in  the classroom  Who's your favorite river otter? FRANK! Why do all these Vermont kindergartners love this member of the we...

The ECO program at North Branch Nature Center is a new project that helps reconnect children with the natural world and foster stewardship i...