Lauren MacLeanLauren MacLean is the author of "Me and My Sit Spot," "Finding Common Ground," "Risky Play Gone Away," and "Sitting With Nature: An Educator's Guide to Sit Spots." She is the host of the Teach Outdoors podcast where she explores different aspects of xploring in nature with her learners. Lauren's goal is to create a community of support so that everyone can safely learn together while developing deep nature connections.Lauren is an elementary school teacher on the West Coast of British Columbia, Canada. Her family of four are often bird- watching in their backyard and taking their energetic dog for bikes around the nearby mountain trails. Read More Read Less