BANGOR DAILY NEWS • September 11, 2020
A different type of learning is taking place at East Grand School in Danforth, one that doesn’t happen within the confines of a traditional classroom. In a wooded area behind the school, children run around freely and build forts out of logs and planks. Kids in pre-kindergarten enjoy the fresh air while working on coloring projects. Older students sit around an outdoor fireplace and learn about social studies. These new applications to learning are part of an outdoors-based developmental program for children, known as TimberNook. East Grand School is just the second public school in the United States to adopt this program. It’s held at the school once or twice a week for two-hour sessions, after which the children return to the classroom.