Bright Ideas - The Natural Start Blog
AZA Announces a Webinar Series on Family Nature Play
December 1, 2015
Environmental education professionals are welcome to join these free webinars on connecting families to nature through play. Read More
Call for Presenters: Nature-Based Preschool National Conference
November 30, 2015
Share your experience, provoke discussion, and share resources at the Nature-Based Preschool National Conference this August. Read More
New Research in Early Childhood Environmental Education
November 30, 2015
The latest issue of the International Journal of Early Childhood Environmental Education is now available for free online. Read More
Ten Questions: Sharing Nature with Children
November 28, 2015
Tell us what you need to know to improve your professional practice in environmental education for young children. Read More
Save the Date: 2016 Nature-Based Preschool National Conference
September 4, 2015
Mark your calendars now to join us in the Twin Cities August 15-17, 2016 at Dodge Nature Center. Read More
Updates from Claire Warden
August 30, 2015
Claire Warden is set to release a new book, and her team shares updates from their busy summer. Read More
Dispatch from Kuwait: Lime Trees Spur Inquiry in a Desert School
August 30, 2015
Our friends at The Blue Waves School on the coast in Kuwait sent this update on a summer project investigating, and harvesting, limes from trees around their school. Read More
Michigan Public School District Adds Nature-Based First Grade Classes
July 30, 2015
Thanks to a major new grant, Bullock Creek Public Schools are planning to expand their Nature Kindergarten program to first grade. Read More
First Step to Water Conservation: Wonder
July 19, 2015
Author, educator, and educational consultant Patty Born Selly shares tips for water play that helps children begin to appreciate how important water is to them. Read More
Nature-Based Preschool National Conference: Your Options as Spaces Fill
June 30, 2015
Registration for the conference has broken records and exceeded expectations. Select days are still available, and a waitlist is available for discounted rates. Read More