Peter Kindfield
peterkindfield.bsky.social
Peter Kindfield
@peterkindfield.bsky.social
Collapse aware educator and blogger (all posts are free) nurturing learning environments and communities where children learn ancestral and modern ecological skills and world views while playing in the forest: peterkindfieldphd.substack.com
October 2, 2025 at 6:47 PM
Plan and journal from a recent explorations in #ecology meetup.
#Homeschooling #ForestSchool #Unschooling #Edusky #DeepAdaptation
September 28, 2025 at 5:37 PM
From my book:

I like to think of ecosystems as a dance of interdependence. All ecosystem contributors, living and nonliving, participate in this grand improvisation. I don’t know the names of all the players in the band, but the seasons certainly lay down the beat for the rest of us. #ecology
September 28, 2025 at 5:30 PM
A quote from my book:

I like to think of ecosystems as a dance of interdependence. All ecosystem contributors, living and nonliving, participate in this grand improvisation. I don’t know the names of all the players in the band, but the seasons certainly lay down the beat for the rest of us.
September 28, 2025 at 2:53 PM
Independence is a myth! Try existing in space as a test of your independence. Instead of learning how to be more independent, we should all learn to be more interdependent with each other and the rest of the natural world!
July 3, 2025 at 3:52 PM
#forestschool #homeschool #unschool #edusky #education #natureschool
In this journal, I reflect on the value of play-based learning. Yes, free play is wonderful and important, and I leave plenty of time for it. And, play-based adult-guided activity can also be a joyful learning experience for kids!
May 9, 2025 at 3:11 PM
#forestschool #edusky #education #homeschooling #unschooling #ecology #solarpunk #parenting

This journal contains a confession that sometimes I want to be a dictator, then I remember...
May 7, 2025 at 3:49 PM
#forestschool #homeschool #edusky

Here's how I help kids deepen their relationships with themselves, each other, and the beyond-human world.

The kids spent some time tying knots. Here's a post on working with cordage, including basic knot tying.

peterkindfieldphd.substack.com/p/cordage-ta...
April 23, 2025 at 4:46 PM
#ecology #forestschool #education #deepadaptation #collpase

I'm reading, Medicine Wheel for the Planet, and have updated my definition of ecoculture. It's a great read!
April 8, 2025 at 2:09 PM
#forestschool #edusky #homeschooling #unschooling #ecology

It took me 60 years to find my niche as a nurturer of outdoor learning environments and communities for children! For more about how I help kids construct their understanding of heat, see:

peterkindfieldphd.substack.com/p/snow-play-...
April 6, 2025 at 5:36 PM
#forestschool #homeschool #unschooling #play #ecology #deepadaptation #edysky

Hey Y'all,

Here's my plan, reflections, and photos from another playful Explorations in Ecology Meetup. And here's our circle format if you're interested.

peterkindfieldphd.substack.com/.../opening-....
March 30, 2025 at 4:20 PM
Here's my plan and reflections on a beautiful Explorations in Ecology meetup. I discuss the Breathe into a Bush activity in detail here.

peterkindfieldphd.substack.com/.../sharing-....

#forestschool #edusky #parenting #homeschooling #unschooling #deepadaptation #ecology
March 26, 2025 at 6:17 PM
#forestschool #edusky #unschooling #homeschooling #collpase #deepadaptation

Explorations in #Ecology Meetup

Here’s a write-up about our check-in circle ritual: peterkindfieldphd.substack.com/.../opening-....

Here's my activity plan, journal reflections, and a few photos from the day.
March 20, 2025 at 5:30 PM
March 19, 2025 at 6:38 PM
No being is independent or self-sufficient. If you think you are, try one minute in outer space without any of the relationships we need to survive. Here's my declaration of #interdependence

#ecology #forestschool #unschooling #edusky #deepadaptation #collpase
March 18, 2025 at 4:58 PM
#deepadaptation #edusky
Please contact me if you're interested in attending our monthly #collpase aware #educators meetings!
March 12, 2025 at 6:44 PM
#forestschool #edusky #nature #homeschooling #unschooling #play First day of nature meetups this "spring"
March 5, 2025 at 5:37 PM
First children's nature meetup of the spring. My favorite quotes of the day were "Best day ever!" and "Branches are nature's hammocks. #edusky #forestschool #nature #ecology
March 5, 2025 at 12:34 AM
February 26, 2025 at 8:04 PM
February 20, 2025 at 5:14 PM
February 11, 2025 at 5:25 PM
This is the fourth big idea of ecoculture I support children learning as we play in the forest!

#ecology #deepadaptation #education #homeschooling #forestschool

peterkindfieldphd.substack.com/p/mixtures-a...
February 1, 2025 at 3:09 PM