56. Celebrating Rituals at Wasatch Nature School with Kristy Nuttall

Take a closer look at Wasatch Nature School with Kristy Nuttall. This is an Outdoor Classrooms Tour and Talk. Members of the CIRCLE have access to the visual tour in our membership dashboard.

This episode is a conversation that includes:

• Kristy's journey BEFORE coming to Wasatch Nature School.
• An overview of Wasatch Nature School and how it has evolved over the years.
• An overview description of Wasatch outdoor learning spaces.
• Challenges Kristy has faced in her outdoor teaching practice and classroom.
• Stories about how Kristy pivoted and used these challenges as opportunities for her outdoor classroom.
• Where Kristy finds inspiration for her nature-based curriculum.
• Tips or tricks for Teaching and Learning in Winter outdoors.
• The use of Nature-Based books outdoors.

MEET KRISTY:

Kristy Nuttall is a world traveler and has spent time living in Alaska, California, Arizona, Virginia, Oklahoma, Michigan, Turkey, Mexico, Paraguay, India, Texas, and Utah. Kristy has a socio-cultural anthropology degree from Brigham Young University and a master's degree in Teaching English as a second language from Central Michigan University. She has published an academic anthropology chapter in Roads to Change in Maya Guatemala. Kristy is married to James Nuttall, and they have four adventurous boys, two wiley cats, and a very spunky dog. She loves exploring the outdoors so much with her boys that she delved into leading outdoor education programs including Tinkergarten and scouting. Now she is a Forest Kindergarten and Advanced Nature Study teacher at Wasatch Nature School in Provo, Utah. She loves connecting kids to the wonders of nature, stories, and each other in the magical space of an outdoor classroom. Just this year Wasatch Nature School is transitioning from being a private school to being a non-profit organization.

Find her on Instagram at @kristy_roser_nuttall

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