https://www.littlebudsplaypod.com/dropoff daily 0.75 2025-11-24 https://www.littlebudsplaypod.com/enrollment daily 0.75 2021-09-19 https://www.littlebudsplaypod.com/about daily 0.75 2023-04-23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/605e631a0ecff46285e84bc9/20b932af-6781-4865-9a0c-234417646cfe/LBPMF.jpg About My name is Mindy Faustin and I have been facilitating outdoor education in the public parks of Brooklyn for three years. Little Buds Playpod was founded in 2021 by Mylli Felder (formerly head teacher at Brooklyn Nature Days and the current co-director of Sidney Ridge Nature Playschool in New Jersey) and I'm delighted to follow in her footsteps and continue this growing tradition of offering forest-school classes in Fort Greene Park. I benefited from learning outdoors when I was a child and I love helping young children do the same. I have completed two forest-school and nature-based training programs, from the Forest School Teacher Institute (https://www.forestteacher.org/) and the Eastern Regional Association of Forest and Nature Schools (http://www.erafans.org/). I follow the philosophy of child-led play—I do not preemptively plan a curriculum for each play session. Instead, I observe and identify the children's interests that day, providing a variety of simple tools and materials to help support their learning. I believe time spent outdoors in the natural world helps children to thrive, learn, and gain confidence. https://www.littlebudsplaypod.com/home daily 1.0 2024-07-11 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/605e631a0ecff46285e84bc9/1620769468558-1WC692UWO462LEQX6RDT/20210505_121010.jpg Home Fort Greene Park Enrollment Now Open Age groups flexible