Wildflower Early Learning Center

We expanded our resources and our reach this past year! Wildflower Early Learning Center has joined a network of 11,000 schools that have a certified Schoolyard Wildlife Habitat through the National Wildlife Federation. We take students on field trips to “habitat trail” to observe wildlife, animal homes and nests, native and non-native plant species, and more all on the Wildflower Early Learning Center property!

We’ve deepened our learning with a new teacher resource corner complete with digital microscopes, water lab tools, binoculars, sorting trays, seed harvesting envelopes, water monitoring tools, measurement tools, and of course supplies to make nature journals. We’ve partnered with the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency to monitor two bodies of water less than a .5 mile from the school.

Our school garden has encouraged families to come together and gain the skills to motivate families to grow their own flowers and veggies at home. And we’re always looking at ways to extend outdoor exploration by maintaining and expanding our Nature Explore Outdoor Classrooms!