Katie Greene Hickes

Articles & Marketing Materials

River Journal •

Free Play in Nature Helps Kids Learn and Thrive

"A recent early childhood education study generated some surprising results. The study followed a group of low-income children who applied to free, public prekindergarten programs via a lottery, and compared the outcomes for those who did and didn’t get in. The kids who attended the programs showed better performance in kindergarten, but over time they had lower test scores and a host of behavior issues. The researchers believe that the kids in the academic-focused programs had too much structure
Tarrytown Nature Club •

Kids in Nature: Five Tips for Avoiding the Tunnel Effect

Have you ever been to an aquarium that had an ocean tunnel? You walk through a clear tube, surrounded on all sides by colorful tropical fish, gently waving corals, and perhaps the ominous shadow of a shark passing overhead. It’s beautiful, and it gives you a small taste of what it must be like to walk on the bottom of the sea. But you’re not really in the ocean. You’re comfortable and dry, you’re surrounded by tourists snapping pictures, and in a moment you’ll walk on through to the next exhibit
Little Flower Children and Family Services of New •

Foster Care ‣ Little Flower Children and Family Services of New York

“The greatest gift someone can give a child is love and security…striving to give the children we serve stability and support is at the very core of what we do.”

It takes a special person to sacrifice the time, money, energy, and love that goes into nurturing a child separated from their family – all the while knowing that it may be temporary. However, in many cases, the placement of the right child in the right home leads to permanent placement and a forever family. Little Flower is committed