by Allyssa Castellini, K-6 STEM Teacher with Mountain Views Supervisory Union Every Friday for eight years, Woodstock's preschoolers have hiked up to the same patch of forest on Mount Peg. They call it Forest Fridays, and their favorite part of it, hands down, is sliding down the hill on their backsides. It's also what was slowly wrecking the hill. "The kids love Mount Peg, they love being there, they love exploring, they love building," said Jaqueline Thomason, the pre-K tea

Scott Ellis has infectious enthusiasm for getting outside to learn and explore in nature. He taught at the Cardigan Mt. School in Canaan,...