Let’s Grow Outside NH

13/05/2026

Say YES to RECESS New Hampshire keep doing the good work! We see you!

🎉 BIG news for kids everywhere!

The American Academy of Pediatrics just released its first updated guidance on recess in 13 YEARS. The message the message is clear: recess isn't a luxury. It's essential.

Recess contributes to:
✅ Better focus & academic performance
✅ Mental health & stress relief
✅ Social-emotional development
✅ Physical well-being

The science is in: free play protects kids' brains, bodies, and futures. Time to stop cutting recess and start protecting it. 🛝

📄 Read the full policy statement in Pediatrics: https://publications.aap.org/pediatrics/article/doi/10.1542/peds.2026-077025/207527/The-Crucial-Role-of-Recess-in-School-Policy

13/05/2026

Farm request!

Help our Farmstand!

Got a gently used iPad with USB-C collecting dust? Put it to work at Joppa Hill Educational Farm!

We are upgrading our Farmstand checkout and your donation means easier check-out service for visitors. Our current system is a bit clunky and confusing, you all have experienced it, we are sure!

Compatible models: iPad 10th gen, iPad Air 4th or 5th gen, iPad Pro 11-inch (1st through 4th gen), iPad Air 11-inch (M2 or M3). Tax receipt provided.
Contact Marc Snyder, Treasurer, at [email protected]. Thank you, Bedford!

12/05/2026

We have openings in our Milford location!

12/05/2026

Let's Grow Outside NH is looking to add to our staff for the fall of 2026. Have you worked in early childhood, love to be outdoors, enjoy a focus on the development of play in classrooms and want to be a part of a sweet little organization?
Lead Teacher: Monday-Thursday 8-2 school year schedule
Associate Teacher: Monday-Thursday 8-2 school year schedule
Assistant Teacher: Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday 830-1130

Reach out to [email protected] with your inquiry into our positions. Please include your resume!

09/05/2026

Happy Mother’s Day to the snack packing, rainsuit zipping, boot drying, car line driving TAP AND JFFS momma’s!!

06/05/2026

This is magic, beginning to end. I love getting to watch kids from our upstairs window and be a fly on the wall! 50 degrees and raining and this child just wants to walk up the hill with a bike wheel and roll it down, over and over again. This is what we mean when we say we are giving children the privilege of time!

01/05/2026

From chaos to color-coded! Our shed got a complete overhaul this April vacation. It is the beating heart of now 3 schools and so important for teachers in preparing their environments. Now we can actually see what we have and easily swap out materials for new invitations! Organization of our dreams 😍

01/05/2026

We are hiring for two more positions for our LGONH community next year! If you like to be outside, develop creative invitations for children, see children as capable and competent and want to help us take back childhood, send your cover letter and resume to [email protected]!

For more details and position requirements, visit the “Employment” page on our website or at the link in our bio.

28/04/2026

GIVEAWAY ANNOUNCEMENT!



Thank you to all who entered! If you are interested in signing up for a week of Big Kids’ Camp for your 6-10 year old, we have a couple of spots left in Week 2 (July 13th-17th) and Week 3 (August 10th-14th)!

15/04/2026

Spring means longer hikes and playing in the streams. Joppa is just the happiest place on earth!