2.2 Reading Outside the Box...Literally with Hazel Stark

Welcome back to Season 2 of the Foreword podcast: Reading Outside the Box, where we ask our listeners to think about who, what, where and how they read—and implore them to explore the wide and wonderful world of children's literature!

On Episode 2 we talk to Hazel Stark of Maine Outdoor School, who describes the beauty and benefit of learning outdoors.

Show Notes

About Our Guest

Hazel Stark is Co-Founder and Naturalist Educator at Maine Outdoor School, where she connects her community and classrooms to the outdoors through custom educational experiences. Hazel is a Registered Maine Guide and holds a Bachelor's degree in Human Ecology from College of the Atlantic and a Professional Science Master's degree in Resource Management and Conservation from Antioch University New England. You can find her at maineoutdoorschool.org and on WERU on Saturday mornings at 9:30 am where she hosts the Nature of Phenology program, and shares what’s happening in nature each week, all year long.

About Foreword

Foreword is a podcast of Island Readers & Writers (IRW), a nonprofit in Southwest Harbor, ME with a mission to inspire a love of reading and learning in children. Foreword podcast was created in 2020 by Taylor Mace, and is written, hosted, and produced by Kelsey Buckley.