Denmark's Forest Kindergartens
What it is
An SBS Dateline short documentary on Danish forest kindergartens, where children play freely outdoors, climb trees and use knives with little adult intervention.
Why Hacker News recommends it
Recommended as a concise look at the culture behind outdoor kindergartens in threads on parenting and education.
- 3 people recommended it
- 3 different months
- 0 strong recommendations
- first 2017, last 2021
What HN commenters said
“And a small documentary”
Small documentary on Danish outdoor kindergartens
Symbiote, 2017-12 · Recommendation · in “German Kindergarten Campouts Test Helicopter Parents (2015)”
“Here is also a nice short (11 mins) documentary about a kindergarten in Denmark”
Nice short documentary about a Danish kindergarten
Mashimo, 2018-02 · Recommendation · in “Achtung Baby by Sara Zaske, Reviewed”
“This is a very concise (11:32) video that goes over some of the culture and thinking around outdoor kindergartens.”
Concise, informative look at culture behind outdoor kindergartens
IMAYousaf, 2019-09 · Recommendation · in “Outdoor Preschools”
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Topics: forest school, denmark, early education, parenting, free play
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