Big News! No Student Left Indoors: Creating a Field Guide to Your Schoolyard is the recipient of the Learning® Magazine 2009 Teachers' ChoiceSM Award and is recommended by the National Science Teachers Association.

Welcome to the official Website for our book, No Student Left Indoors: Creating a Field Guide to Your Schoolyard. We are Stillwater Publishing and we wrote and published this new NSTA-recommended educator guide as well as the award-winning series for readers age 8 and up, Take A Walk® books.

The purpose of this site is to help K-12 teachers, homeschoolers, and other educators to conduct a Field Guide Project™. Here you'll find lesson plans, blogs, events, workshops, news, and lots of resources to help you plan and manage your project. If you're new to our Field Guide Project™ visit our FAQ page.

Please browse our site. I encourage you to participate, share, and learn with us. Let us know what you like about our site and resources—and what you need that you don't see here. Soon we'll launch our own social network—a place where you can chat with and email other teachers, share ideas, comments, and resources, and even create your own blog! Use our contact form to get in touch with us and be sure to join our mailing list (left) to be notified of important news and new Take A Walk® books.

I like to say that nature is not a destination. It is everywhere we are and everywhere we go. By exploring the nature in your schoolyard you will help develop a sense of place and a sense of pride in your students. Schoolyard study is place- and project-based learning at its best.

We look forward to hearing from you. Don't forget to Take a minute to be in it™—in nature!

See you in the outdoors,

Jane Kirkland
Author, Take A Walk® Books