Children & Nature Network - May 15, 2008
The Children & Nature Network (C&NN) was created to encourage and support the people and organizations working to reconnect children with nature. C&NN provides access to the latest news and research in the field and a peer-to-peer network of researchers and individuals, educators and organizations dedicated to children's health and well-being.
Access | Campaign/Initiative
Sierra announces $23 million in support for Military Family Outdoor (MFO) Initiative
The Military Family Outdoor (MFO) Initiative, a joint project of the Sierra Club and The Sierra Club Foundation, today announced a three-year grant of up to $23 million, provided by generous donors to support three organizations that provide returning veterans and their families with healing, life-affirming outdoor experiences in the natural world.
[+]
Media & Culture
QUEST series focuses on Nature Deficit Disorder
On May 12, San Francisco's KQED Public Television series QUEST aired this special report on why we need nature, and efforts to encourage children to play outdoors.
Health | Resource
Why Do Child-Care Centers Keep Kids Inside?
A new study of outdoor play at child-care centers has identified some surprising reasons for keeping children inside, among them teachers’ reluctance to bundle and unbundle children on cold days, and parents who don’t want their children getting injured or dirty. The researchers, citing the benefits of outdoor activity, hope their findings help reduce the barriers currently preventing more children from playing outside. [+]
As part of our ongoing efforts to build the movement, the Children & Nature Network has published two new resources for leaders, organizers, and participants at the local, national, and international levels: