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The Tennessee Nature Academy is starting its third year this week in Nashville.
The public charter school offers students a nature-based education model that founder Jay Renfro says includes what he calls risky (not dangerous) play. The school recently held a groundbreaking ceremony for its new location that will open on 23 acres of donated land in Cane Ridge next year.
We spoke with Renfo following the ceremony along with a mother and student who who moved to Tennessee to attend the academy.
By The Tennessee FireflyThe Tennessee Nature Academy is starting its third year this week in Nashville.
The public charter school offers students a nature-based education model that founder Jay Renfro says includes what he calls risky (not dangerous) play. The school recently held a groundbreaking ceremony for its new location that will open on 23 acres of donated land in Cane Ridge next year.
We spoke with Renfo following the ceremony along with a mother and student who who moved to Tennessee to attend the academy.