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Bright Ideas
Farewell to Natural Start's South African Fellow
September 26, 2014
Mandela-Washington Fellow Cindy-Lee Cloete shares her impressions of her fellowship with Natural Start, and what new ideas she's bringing home to South Africa, where she is a young environmental leader. Read More
NAAEE Conference to Include Twenty Early Childhood Sessions
September 25, 2014
At this year's NAAEE's annual conference, education for young children is playing a bigger role than ever, with a huge variety of sessions related to early childhood environmental education. Read More
Take a Tour Inside (and Outside) a Nature Preschool
September 23, 2014
A Natural Start member shares a video tour of Kalamazoo Nature Center's Nature's Way Preschool. Read More
New Guidelines to Bring Nature Play to Every Community
September 23, 2014
New guidelines define nature play places; explain how to plan, design, and manage them; and explore ways to bring them to children and families in every community. Read More
Working Forum on Design and Nature: Designing Inspiring and Effective Spaces for Children
September 18, 2014
Join architects, landscape architects, planners, educators, environmental educators, funders, and elected officials in a first-of-its kind event to explore high-level universal principles in designing effective spaces for children. Read More
Nature-Based Preschool Conference Brings Field Together
August 29, 2014
For only the second time ever, a Nature-Based Preschool Conference designed specifically for the nature preschool professionals was held this month in Kalamazoo, MI. Read More
Let’s Create an ECHO across America: Every Child Healthy Outdoors
August 28, 2014
New tools are available from the Outdoors Alliance for Kids to help you work with your political leaders to get children back outdoors. Read More
Environmental Education's Largest Annual Gathering Is Coming Soon!
August 27, 2014
Environmental education's longest-running and largest annual gathering is coming soon with the NAAEE annual conference, held this year in beautiful Ottawa. Early-bird registration ends on Friday! Read More
Association of Zoos & Aquariums Awards 30 Nature Play Grants
July 25, 2014
The “Nature Play Begins at Your Zoo & Aquarium” grants to zoos and aquariums will encourage conservation education through family nature play. Read More
San Antonio Zoo Celebrates International Mud Day
July 18, 2014
Enjoy photos of the messy learning that took place at the San Antonio Zoo's celebration of International Mud Day on June 29th! Read More