Webinars

The Natural Start Alliance offers hour-long webinars on topics of key interest to early childhood professionals that aim to support the programs in this growing field.

Upcoming webinars will be listed below and recordings will be posted, after the event.

Senator Ranker and Governor Jay Inslee signing WA state signing licensing outdoor preschools

Washington Outdoor Preschool Pilot

December 10, 2019

The state of Washington took a significant step forward in October 2019 when it became the first state in the US to license preschools that operate entirely outdoors. This webinar features the Outdoor Preschool Pilot Program in Washington state.

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Webinar

young child looking at a salmon on rocky shore

Making the Case for Affirming Children's Voices in Early Childhood Nature-Based Initiatives

March 12, 2019

The Natural Start Alliance in collaboration with the Children and Nature Network, offer valuable evidence and practice-based information to make the case for affirming the voices, experiences and cultural ways of knowing of our youngest participants in nature-based education in this webinar. Recording available.

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Webinar

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Nature Days in K-3 Classrooms

November 30, 2018

What does nature-based learning look like in public K-3 classrooms across North America?
This webinar features three expert perspectives on incorporating regular and repeated outdoor experiences in traditional school settings.

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Webinar