“If we want children to flourish, to become truly empowered, then let us allow them to love the earth before we ask them to save it. Perhaps this is what Thoreau had in mind when he said, “the more slowly trees grow at first, the sounder they are at the core, and I think the same is true of human beings.” -David Sobel, Beyond Ecophobia
Simple as gazing at the moon and stars; wonder and surprise allow us to grow in a way that no other experience can give. It is with this belief and certainty that has inspired me to implement the Indigo Nature Arts program. The program embraces art, nature exploration and movement, surrounded by the magical Wissahickon Park. Giving children the opportunity to take part in the natural world will enable them to share it with others as they grow into adulthood.
Indigo Morning Art and Exploring Nature ~ Sketching at the Wissahickon Creek, April 18, 2012.
Nature will bear the closest inspection. She invites us to lay our eye level with her smallest leaf, and take an insect view of its plain. ~ Henry David Thoreau
All photography on this site is by Kim Soles c 2012
