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NATURE PRESCHOOL <br />WEST SAINT PAUL, MINNESOTA <br />Designed to recall "grandma's cottage in the <br />woods" this preschool is set within the <br />beautiful Dodge Nature Center & Farm in <br />West St. Paul. Large icons of home and <br />secure surroundings (massive wood <br />trusses, fieldstone foundation and <br />hardwood floors) mixed with child -sized <br />nooks and windows create a truly <br />welcoming environment. The goal is to <br />soften the transition from home to school. A <br />variety of textures, window heights, and <br />places to explore engage the children with <br />the building and encourage them to connect <br />with this place. Things such as a butterfly <br />garden and binoculars set -up to view a <br />muskrat lodge continually draw the students <br />to the natural surroundings. <br />All fixtures, materials and accents carry the <br />nature / ecology theme throughout the <br />school. Etched slate tiles, extensive <br />woodworking and environmentally friendly <br />materials are used throughout this Arts & <br />Crafts style design. In -floor heat provides <br />unlimited comfortable play spaces, even in <br />the coldest of Minnesota winters. <br />I'S0Aiiii151 stP1kt1f' <br />5 <br />13r`,IC3( • t.i'ii.. \C'� UCE'1.! R <br />DESIGN • <br />GROUP <br />