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Growing Up WILD and PLT’s Environmental Experiences for Early Childhood workshop
NH Fish and Game Headquarters
Concord, NH
Workshop participants will have an opportunity to sample activities from both WILD and PLT's programs that foster critical early childhood skill development and tap into children’s sense of wonder about nature and the wildlife around them. 2016 Nature-Based Preschool National Conference
Dodge Nature Center & Preschool
St. Paul, MN
The Nature-Based Preschool National Conference brings professionals together from around the country to advance the movement to use nature to improve early childhood education, and to create a community for this new and growing profession. This year's conference will be held at the Dodge Nature Center and Preschool in the heart of Minnesota's Twin Cities. In addition to sessions, featured speakers, and tours of Dodge Nature Center's Preschool and farm, we'll also take field trips to local nature-based preschools, which abound in the Twin Cities area. So, save the date, and we'll see you in St. Paul!
CALL FOR PRESENTATIONS-DEADLINE FEBRUARY 29: http://naturalstart.org/call-presenters Early Childhood Project Learning Tree and Growing Up WILD (preK-2)
Western Instructional Building, Ste. 125,
255 E 500 N
Price, UT
Join us for one of USEE's Professional Development Workshops and experience both Project Learning Tree Early Childhood activities and Growing Up WILD (preK-2) in Price, Utah, 10am to 2pm. Cost: $45 and eligible for USOE credit. Learning Through Nature Play--Claire Warden and Sara Kreiss Workshop
Chicago Botanic Garden
Chicago, IL
Join Claire Warden, international educational consultant and nature kindergarten expert, at the Chicago Botanic Garden for an engaging lecture on children’s fascination with the natural elements. After a lunch break, participate in interactive workshops led by Claire and Sara Kreiss, experienced educator and designer of outdoor learning environments. Preregistration required; registration closes July 20. Educating Children Outdoors (ECO) Summer Institute: Level 2
North Branch Nature Center
Montpelier, VT
Join us for a standards based nature immersion week filled with routines, best practices, and technical field skills from the forest school movement and the ECO program, a long term nature immersion program in Vermont public schools. Level 2 practices and builds off of the groundwork of the core routines established in Level I, as well as dive deeper into the technical field skills and pedagogy that serve as tools to enhance the outdoor learning experience. Educating Children Outdoors (ECO) Summer Institute: Level 1
North Branch Nature Center
Montpelier, VT
Join us for a standards based nature immersion week filled with techniques and best practices from the forest school movement and the ECO program, a long term nature immersion program in Vermont public schools. A leadership team of professional nature immersion specialists guides you in direct application of outdoor classroom routines as well as ways to incorporate NGSS and Common Core into those routines. ECO Level 1 will introduce teachers to core routines which create the structure for an outdoor classroom experience to succeed. Through the practice of storytelling, playing, building, creating and reflecting, you will become a student of the day-long outdoor experience and develop a project to bring these practices into your classroom.
Nature Based Education Summer Institute
University of Maine at Farmington
Farmington, ME
This summer at the University of Maine at Farmington we are pleased to host a summer institute focused on Nature Based Education. The event will begin on Friday, June 24th, with optional pre-conference workshops. There are four different options for an energizing day to connect in nature. On Saturday, June 25th we have a full day of sessions on nature-based education, designed for a range of educators working across different age levels and setting, and for educators-in-training, as well as those who have extensive experience in the field. There will be opportunities to connect with colleagues to share learning and explore new ideas. The day will feature a keynote speaker, locally grown food, and workshops that will bring you outside to learn more about how nature based education benefits children and adults. Space is limited, so please submit your registration and payment soon to reserve your place. In Bloom in Vermont: Promising Practices in Nature-Based Early Childhood Education
Shelburne Farms
Shelburne, VT
Nature preschools and forest kindergartens have flourished in Scandinavia, the United Kingdom and Europe since the 1960s. In the last few decades they’ve started to take root throughout New England. Public school kindergartens in Vermont are spending one full day a week in the deep woods on Forest Fridays. Children climb trees, make mudpies, whittle sticks, take care of animals AND expand their vocabularies, do real math, conduct investigations and develop resilience in nature-based programs. Come to one of Antioch New England's 2016 In Bloom conferences and learn from cutting edge educators who are redefining what’s possible in early childhood education. FIFTH ANNUAL NATURE PRESCHOOL CONFERENCE
Irvine Nature Preschool
Owings Mills, MD
Nature-based preschools are re-focusing the lens on early childhood education. Join us for the fifth annual conference to address the unique benefits and challenges of nature-based curriculum in early childhood programs. Attendees will participate in engaging workshops under the following strands: 1. Nature Immersion and Wild Nature Play, 2. Nature-based Learning in Urban Settings. and 3. Best Practices and Curricula in Nature Preschools. Network with participants from across the country to share and grow the EECE movement! See where professional development intersects with teacher retreat during an inspiring weekend. The Jean Piaget Society Annual Meeting: Places & Spaces in Children's Lives
Chicago, IL
The thematic focus of the 2016 meeting will be on the powerful connections between children and the physical environments in which they develop. One goal of the meeting is to examine theoretical models and empirical work that illuminate the how physical environments affect development. A second goal is to examine ways that children understand, represent, feel about, and use various kinds of physical environments (e.g., natural landscapes, urban centers, schools, and museums), and to identify ways that responses vary across differing environmental qualities and programs. A third goal is to consider implications of children's developing environmental conceptualizations and actions for design—both design of spaces themselves (outdoor, indoor, and virtual) as well as design of educational programs and experiences addressed to the physical world (Earth, ecology) intended to promote conservation and a sustainable life style. Call for Submissions deadlline: December 15, 2015 Midwest Early Childhood Educator Symposium Second Nature: Reintroducing Children to the Outdoors
Thornhill Education Center at The Morton Arboretum
Lisle, IL 60532
The Northern Illinois Nature Preschool Association (NINPA) is holding a symposium at the Morton Arboritium in Chicago to bring together early childhood educators, administrators, students of early childhood, naturalists and parents. Our keynote speaker will be Rachel A. Larimore, author of Establishing a Nature Based Preschool. This one day event will allow attendees to build on their current skill set while they learn about new ideas and trends in the field. Professionals from across the Midwest will share ideas to advance nature and early childhood environmental education. The key message of this symposium is to Reintroduce Children to the Outdoors. Children & Nature Network 2016 International Conference
St. Paul, MN
Time spent in nature is critical for children's and youths' health, education and development. There is a growing body of research supporting the benefits nature can have on physical, mental and emotional health. Studies also show that hands-on, experiential learning opportunities in nature help improve grades as well as the attitudes and behaviors of students. In addition, meaningful experiences in nature create a foundation for inspiring the next generation of scientists and environmental stewards. Join leaders, researchers and practitioners in St. Paul on May 24-27, 2016 for the Children & Nature Network's 2016 International Conference and Cities & Nature Summit to hear some of the world’s leading voices discuss potential solutions and the latest research supporting the children and nature movement. Grounds for Play--A School Ground Design Workshop for EC Educators & Landscape Architects
Longfellow School + The Children’s Center
Portland, ME
Join us to hear how your school's grounds can support children's development needs through good design! Workshop attendees will be eligible to apply for a seed grant to launch their school ground project thanks to a small fund via Maine Roads To Quality. Interested schools should send multiple staff members if possible. This event is sponsored through a collaboration between The School Ground Greening Coalition, Maine Roads to Quality Professional Development Network at USM & The Children’s Center in Portland, and made possible in part thanks to a grant from the Margaret Burnham Trust. Register soon! Space is limited and sells out. NY Jewish Early Childhood Professional Days of Learning: Every Blade of Grass
Nyack and Long Island, NY
The Jewish Education Project in NY is hosting their annual Spring conference for early childhood professionals all outdoors for the first time at two local camp venues. May 17th will be held in Nyack, NY and May 18th on Long Island. Educators and naturalists interested in fostering compelling nature-based Reggio-inspired learning for young children are invited to experience learning in nature themselves and be inspired by those who engage children naturally all year long. Our keynote speakers are David Sobel and Ellen Doris from Antioch University New England and our morning kicks off with a unique nature exercise led by Teva-Hazon. Both organizations are conference partners. In Bloom in Keene: Promising Practices in Nature-Based Early Childhood Education
Antioch University New England
Keene, NH
Nature preschools and forest kindergartens have flourished in Scandinavia, the United Kingdom and Europe since the 1960s. In the last few decades they’ve started to take root throughout New England. Public school kindergartens in Vermont are spending one full day a week in the deep woods on Forest Fridays. Children climb trees, make mudpies, whittle sticks, take care of animals AND expand their vocabularies, do real math, conduct investigations and develop resilience in nature-based programs. Come to one of Antioch New England's 2016 In Bloom conferences and learn from cutting edge educators who are redefining what’s possible in early childhood education. Join Maine Audubon in Ellsworth for a Growing Up WILD workshop
Ellsworth, ME
Growing Up WILD is an early childhood education program that builds on children’s sense of wonder about nature and invites them to explore wildlife and the world around them. Participants will receive the Growing Up WILD activity guide, filled with activities geared for preschool – grade 2. Wildlife and conservation posters, publications and handouts will be provided from Maine Audubon and the Maine Dept. of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife. Contact hour certificates will be given. Scholarships to help defray the cost of the workshop are available. Please contact Beth Pauls, at 207-781-2330 ext 273 for more information or e-mail her at [email protected]. Early Childhood Project Learning Tree AND Growing Up WILD at the Ogden Nature Center
Ogden Nature Center
Ogden, UT
Join USEE for this upcoming early childhood workshop in Ogden, Utah! We provide participants with ideas and resources from both Project Learning Tree and Growing Up WILD to help integrate environmental education into your program. Participants eligible for USOE credit/relicensure hours! Growing UP WILD and Children’s Literature
Gilsland Farm, Greater Portland
ME
This two-part workshop is designed to provide training for early childhood educators. Award winning education program, Growing Up WILD, builds on childrens’ sense of wonder about nature and invites them to explore wildlife and the world around them. Participants will receive the Growing Up WILD guide.The children’s literature component will focus on using books with corresponding activities that prepare you to engage in the scientific process with young children. Global Summit on Childhood--2016 Costa Rica
San José
Costa Rica,
The 2016 Global Summit on Childhood in San Jose brings together individuals from around the world and across disciplines to explore the role of childhood in ensuring a positive human future during a time of rapid change. Beyond developing a shared vision of a better world for children, the Summit is an opportunity for collective action to celebrate innovative research, policies, and practices that support a positive childhood. Project Learning Tree/Project WILD Early Childhood workshop
Mercer Slough Environmental Education Center
Bellevue, WA
Learn to use and train colleagues on Project Learning Tree’s Environmental Experiences for Early Childhood and Project WILD’s Growing up WILD. These two fabulous curriculums use best practices in early childhood education to get young children exploring their natural world. The guides contain 38 nature based themes complete with background information, outdoor activities, ideas for healthy snacks, math, art, songs, literature, and more. Workshop held at Mercer Slough Environmental Education Center in Bellevue, WA. - ‹ previous
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