Preschool Program: Art and Nature Under the Microscope with Silverwood Park

In Sweden, preschoolers build a deep connection with nature, which is integral to their early education and development. This connection is fostered through various approaches including outdoor learning. Swedish preschools emphasize outdoor activities, often holding classes in forests, parks, and nature reserves.

This March, ASI will embrace this approach as we invite preschoolers and their favorite grown ups to join us at Silverwood Park. Join ASI at Silverwood Park for a morning of creative exploration in the great outdoors – close up! Use tools to zoom in on the tiny details of the natural world, including tiny plants emerging for the spring. We will be inspired by what we observe to create our own miniature terrariums to bring home, using natural materials such as moss! Through story time and singalong, we will learn about some of the Swedish traditions and words related to our discoveries!

About Silverwood Park:

Silverwood Park, part of Three Rivers Park District, is a regional center for arts and the environment located in St. Anthony, MN—near the Artist District of Northeast Minneapolis. Their team of teaching artists and interpretive naturalists deliver year-round programs for youth, families, and adults in an arts-and-nature-integrated approach. Location/Directions: Silverwood Park is located at 2500 County Road E West, St. Anthony, MN 55421—at the intersection of Silver Lake Road and County Road E, south of Highway 694. Our program will take place at the White Oak Classroom, located across the main parking lot from the Visitor Center. Of the two smaller buildings, it is the one on the left.

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Photo credit: Silverwood Park