Have you ever asked a 5-year-old about a favorite dinosaur, only for the answer to be something you’ve never heard before? Young children are have incredibly eager minds, including an amazing ability to see details that adults frequently overlook. So, when the Flying Squirrel teachers set out some bird watching materials, it didn’t take long before all eyes were on the skies…

Earlier this year, two children in the Sea Lion Room moved with their families out of California. What emerged from the children’s love and care for their friends, and an interest in keeping in touch with them, was curiosity and new understandings of the ways in which our world is organized. It all started with learning about how to send a letter and field trip to a local postal service mailbox.