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SUMMARY:Just Grow! Gardening with Kids (Recording)
DESCRIPTION:Gardening not only connects children to nature\, it engages all five senses\, encourages healthy eating\, develops math and science skills\, teaches patience and responsibility\, creates environmental stewards and is a great way for families to spend time together!  \nDuring this event Kashon DuBose\, Founder and Executive Director of Cultivators and Sonya Harris\, Master Gardener and Founder and CEO of The Bullock Garden Project will share the work they are doing with their communities\, hands-on gardening activities that parents\, caregivers and educators can facilitate with children – even if they have a small space and poor soil conditions\, and sage advice on how your family can get the most out of garden and farm projects.  \nYou’ll hear from: \n\nKashon DuBose Kashon is the Founder and Executive Director of Cultivators\, a nonprofit that provides in-school\, after-school and community center programming for elementary and middle school students. He is also the chief operating officer at a nonprofit school support organization. A father of two\, Kashon strives to create a comfortable environment for children\, allowing them to express their interests in a safe space. A Bronx resident\, Kashon has experienced the power of nature in supporting his own emotional health and is passionate about sharing that with Bronx youth. \nSonya Harris Sonya is a Master Gardener\, former special education teacher\, and founder of the award-winning Bullock Children’s Garden in Swedesboro\, New Jersey. She established the nonprofit\, The Bullock Garden Project to assist schools and community organizations who serve youth who are at-risk\, receive special education services\, and/or are low-income or food insecure\, to establish gardens. These gardens not only teach across the curriculum but inspire careers as future green industry leaders. Sonya loves spending time gardening with children and teaching others how to grow healthy food at home. She is passionate about helping educators learn the fun and ease of incorporating garden-based education throughout the curriculum.\n\nLeave the event with a plan and desire to get your hands into some dirt! \nThis event is part of our Families Together in Nature program\, a series of events and resources to help parents and caregivers get out in nature! Our aim is to remove barriers\, offer inspiration and create community. Find more resources on our website and join the Families Together in Nature group on The Trailhead\, our free online community. It’s the place to share resources\, ideas\, questions\, insights – and to cheer each other on!
URL:https://www.childrenandnature.org/event/just-grow-gardening-with-kids/
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SUMMARY:Vitamin N: Inspiration & Innovative Strategies from Brazil / Vitamina N: Inspiração e Estratégias Inovadoras do Brasil (Recording)
DESCRIPTION:School\, work and busy schedules can make it hard to find time for nature. The Vitamin N Challenge can help. Inspired by Richard Louv’s book\, “Vitamin N: The Essential Guide to a Nature-Rich Life” you can design a challenge that fits your lifestyle and schedule. \nNeed some inspiration? During this event Ana Carol Thomé\, Founder of Ser Criança é Natural will share innovative strategies she has developed to provide opportunities for all children in Brazil to connect with the natural world. She will be joined by Laís Fleury\, Head of Partnerships and Nature Portfolio at the Alana Foundation. Their conversation will leave you excited to incorporate new approaches and resources into your outdoor activities. \nYou’ll hear from: \n\nAna Carol Thomé Ana is a social entrepreneur and nature advocate who uses social media to inspire children across Brazil to develop positive and enduring relationships with nature. She promotes nature engagement through her website\, Instagram (@sercriancaenatural)\, Facebook and YouTube channel\, reaching a combined audience of over 159\,000 viewers. Thomé is the founder of the educational organization Ser Criança é Natural\, leading the field of children’s nature-related initiatives and content in Brazil. She also promotes nature-based education in schools through her “More Nature in Schools” program and “Nature Schools Network”. By guiding administrators and teachers on how they can create green spaces and outdoor classrooms. Learn more by reading her Inspiring Leaders profile.\nLaís Fleury Laís has 2 daughters\, more than twenty years of experience as a social entrepreneur and has been a Fellow of Ashoka Social Entrepreneurs since 2003. Over the last 9 years\, Laís has been working for Alana\, advocating for the right of every child to connect and have access to nature. She currently serves as the Head of Partnerships and Nature Portfolio at the Alana Foundation\, holds the position of Co-chair US for the global movement #Natureforall\, is part of the executive council of International School Groups Alliance (ISGA) and is part of the Expert Advisory Board of the Earthshot Prize. She also holds a postgraduate degree in the theme\,”The Time and Voice of Children: Anthropological and Poetic Listening to Childhood.”\n\nThis event is part of our Families Together in Nature program\, a series of events and resources to help parents and caregivers get out in nature! Our aim is to remove barriers\, offer inspiration and create community. Find more resources on our website and join the Families Together in Nature group on The Trailhead\, our free online community. It’s the place to share resources\, ideas\, questions\, insights – and to cheer each other on! \nPlease note: This event will be conducted in Portuguese\, with live English translation available.
URL:https://www.childrenandnature.org/event/vitamin-n-inspiration-and-strategies-from-brazil/
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SUMMARY:An In-Depth Conversation on Key Takeaways and Implications of How Green Schoolyards Create Economic Value (Recording)
DESCRIPTION:National League of Cities and Children & Nature Network will take an in-depth look at the new report “How Green Schoolyards Create Economic Value.” The conversation\, moderated by NLC’s Dr. Robert Blaine\, will primarily feature report author Rob Grunewald\, with additional insights and perspective from Jordan Twardy from the City of Dearborn and Priya Cook from C&NN. \nEconomic development\, public health\, and climate resilience professionals will gain insights into evidence from the first analysis of an urban\, public\, districtwide schoolyard conversion and the additional research encouraging a cross-sector rethink of 2 million acres of public land distributed across villages\, towns\, and cities. \nSpeakers: \n\nRobert Blaine\, Senior Executive and Director for the National League of Cities’ Leadership\, Education\, Advancement\, and Development (LEAD) Center\nPriya Cook\, Director\, Director\, Green Schoolyards and Communities\, Children & Nature Network\nRob Grunewald\, Economics and Public Policy Consultant\nJordan Twardy\, Economic Development Director\, City of Dearborn
URL:https://www.childrenandnature.org/event/an-in-depth-conversation-on-key-takeaways-and-implications-of-how-green-schoolyards-create-economic-value/
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SUMMARY:Change is Coming: 2024 Youth Outdoor Policy Trends & 2025 Advocacy Strategies (Recording)
DESCRIPTION:The Youth Outdoor Policy Partnership is a collaboration of leading national organizations working across sectors to ensure that all children have access to high-quality outdoor experiences and environmental education. Every year\, we publish an Annual Trend Report that shares innovative policies to encourage legislators\, advocates\, communities and youth to replicate\, rethink and collaborate to build equitable youth outdoor opportunities. Together\, we’ll explore the latest state-level policy updates from 2024\, winning coalition-building strategies\, and exciting advocacy strategies for 2025 with a panel of youth outdoor policy leaders. \nYou’ll hear from: \n\nDavid Beard\, Director of Policy & Government Affairs\, Children & Nature Network. David was previously the Policy & Advocacy Director at School’s Out Washington where he facilitated SOWA’s advocacy efforts\, including educating policymakers and working with providers and stakeholders to secure more funding and better policies for the expanded learning field. Throughout his career\, David has been an advocate for children and families. After working as the Policy Director at the Washington State Council for Children and Families\, he spent five years at the Pew Charitable Trusts and the Maryland Advocates for Children and Youth\, both dedicated to education policy issues ranging from pre-k access to student discipline reform. In his free time\, David loves exploring one of the world’s most beautiful urban areas and hiking in the Cascades. \nMegan Fink\, the Partnerships & Policy Manager\, North American Association for Environmental Education (NAAEE). Megan began working in the field of environmental education over a decade ago. Megan brings a robust\, place-based\, outdoor education background to the NAAEE team. She has built enduring working relationships across the Chesapeake Bay watershed and the Mid-Atlantic region. As a graduate of Virginia Tech with a Bachelor of Science in Wildlife Science and Biology\, Megan began her career as an Environmental Educator at the North Carolina Aquariums before joining the Chesapeake Bay Foundation (CBF) in 2011. Through several program management positions with CBF\, she led students\, teachers\, school administrators and environmental professionals in ecological\, cultural and historical investigations of the Bay. She also managed a statewide leadership program for high school students\, teaching them how to become environmental advocates at the local\, regional and national levels.\nGrant Gliniecki\, Outdoor Policy Coordinator\, National Caucus of Environmental Legislators. Grant is passionate about outdoor education\, recreation\, and public land access. Their approach celebrates how outdoor policy can help us find shared values on complicated environmental issues while promoting equity\, opportunity\, and health for all. He is especially interested in identifying our opportunities and responsibilities to support environmentally committed tribal government legislators\, reaffirm tribal sovereignty\, and promote awareness of treaty obligations at local\, state\, and federal levels. Grant holds a Community Sustainability M.S. and is currently completing a Ph.D. in Community Sustainability\, both at Michigan State University. He lives in Nkwejong  // Where the rivers meet (Lansing\, MI)\, where he founded and serves as President of Giitigan\, an Anishinaabe Community Garden nonprofit sharing Anishinaabe food\, language\, and science through urban gardening. They love hiking\, canoeing\, porcupine quillwork\, sugarbushing\, and especially gardening.\nJanice Marchman\, Senator\, Vice Chair of the Education Committee and Agriculture & Natural Resources Committee\, Colorado State Senate. As a parent\, school board member of a 16\,000 student school district and largest employer in Loveland\, and now as a public school teacher\, Janice understands the needs of students and parents. She knows the challenges working families face to make ends meet\, and she empathizes with our retired neighbors who struggle to afford their property taxes and health care. Janice is dedicated to serving as a voice for Colorado’s working communities. In her role as an elected official\, Janice serves as a member of her community who understands what it means to struggle under financial hardship\, who has felt what it is like to be without representation\, and who will give a voice to the values of working families and parents. Janice is committed to supporting policies that address homelessness\, help those with behavioral health conditions\, address financial hardship\, develop jobs and living wages\, increase affording housing\, deliver quality health care for all\, and preserve our Colorado way of life.\nKendal Scott\, Outdoor Education Lead\, Nevada Department of Outdoor Recreation. Kendal Scott (she/her) is the Outdoor Education Lead for the Nevada Division of Outdoor Recreation\, where she manages the Nevada Outdoor Education & Recreation grant program and works to uplift outdoor education opportunities across the state. She has over a decade of experience developing outdoor environmental education programs and facilitating experiential learning for youth in California\, Nevada\, Utah\, Idaho\, Washington\, and Alaska. She received her MS in Parks\, Recreation & Tourism from the University of Utah and also holds a BS in Recreation Management. Kendal enjoys backpacking trips in search of wildflowers\, playing dress up in thrift stores\, snowboarding\, and paddling Western waters.\n\nIf you can’t join us live\, go ahead and register for the event\, and a recording will be sent to your inbox approximately 2 weeks after the event.
URL:https://www.childrenandnature.org/event/change-is-coming-2024-youth-outdoor-policy-trends-2025-advocacy-strategies/
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SUMMARY:Learn to Nature Journal with John Muir Laws (Recording)
DESCRIPTION:Keeping a nature journal is a learnable skill that can change our lives forever\, opening doors to mindful attention\, curiosity\, wonder\, beauty\, connection\, peace\, and joy.\n–John Muir Laws \nOrange Page by Kate Rutter \nNature journaling offers numerous benefits\, including enhanced observational skills\, improved mental and emotional well-being\, and a deeper connection to the natural world. It can also boost cognitive functions like critical thinking and creativity. Additionally\, nature journaling can reduce stress and anxiety\, and foster a sense of awe and wonder. \nPond Page by Yvea Moore \nJoin award-winning artist\, author\, educator and scientist\, John Muir Laws\, for a two-hour hands-on live virtual class where he will share his best tips and tricks for nature journaling learned through his 40 years of teaching and illustrating. This class is geared towards children ages 8+\, parents\, caregivers\, educators and anyone looking to pass this knowledge onto others. Children under 8 are welcome to participate with an older person’s help. \nTo get the most out of this offering\, have the following equipment with you when you login: \n\n\n\nUnlined notebook or paper\nSharpened pencil\nNature space or object\nCuriously and wonder\nBonus: watercolor or colored pencils\n\n\n\nTomato Page by Fiona Gillogly \nThis event is part of our Families Together in Nature program\, a series of events and resources to help parents and caregivers get out in nature! Our aim is to remove barriers\, offer inspiration and create community. Find more resources on our website and join The Trailhead\, our free online community. It’s the place to share resources\, ideas\, questions\, insights – and to cheer each other on! \nCheck out the resources shared during the event.
URL:https://www.childrenandnature.org/event/learn-to-nature-journal-with-john-muir-laws/
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SUMMARY:Appstinence: Less screen time\, more green time (Recording)
DESCRIPTION:On average\, U.S. teens spend 4.8 hours a day on social media. That’s 4.8 hours that could be spent on other experiences\, like in-person interactions\, time in nature and much-needed sleep! This event features Gabriela Nguyen\, founder of the “appstinence” movement\, a Gen Z-led social movement calling for us to walk away from our personal social media accounts. \nRather than relying on digital detoxes\, algorithm hacking and superficial tips and tricks that actually keep us tied to social media platforms\, the appstinence movement calls for a lasting and comprehensive solution to the seemingly inescapable attention economy – opting out. \nGabriela will discuss how to get off social media for good using the 5D method. She will also answer your questions about dumbphones\, phone plans and departing from the digital world. \nParents\, teenagers\, young adults and anyone looking to free themselves from screen time so they can have more green time will appreciate this event. \nThis event is part of our Families Together in Nature program\, a series of events and resources to help parents and caregivers get out in nature! Our aim is to remove barriers\, offer inspiration and create community. Find more resources on our website and join the Families Together in Nature group on The Trailhead\, our free online community. It’s the place to share resources\, ideas\, questions\, insights – and to cheer each other on! \nThis event is FREE but registration is required. There is a suggested donation of $25. If you can’t join us live\, register for the event anyway and a recording will be sent to your inbox approximately two weeks after the event.
URL:https://www.childrenandnature.org/event/appstinence-less-screen-time-more-green-time/
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SUMMARY:Culturally centered nature-based programs for kids (Recording)
DESCRIPTION:Though our experiences in nature may be different\, our shared history includes the stories and roles of Indigenous\, Black and other people of the global majority. By centering these stories our immersive experiences for children\, teens and families honor culture\, explore justice and inspire joy. It is these stories that align us in our foundation\, create community and inspire us to develop a more inclusive world. \nIn this workshop\, Ashley Brailsford\, Ph.D.\, early childhood educator and founder of Unearthing Joy\, will share strategies for culturally-centered\, inclusive nature-based programming including nature and literacy connection using multicultural children’s books\, family and land stories\, community culture bearers and more. \nCulturally-centered\, nature-based programs: \n\nStrengthen community bonds\nSpark joyful connections\nGrow pride in ancestry\nImprove well-being in developing minds\nExplore justice in our communities\n\nThis event is part of our Families Together in Nature program\, a series of events and resources to help parents and caregivers get out in nature! Our aim is to remove barriers\, offer inspiration and create community. Find more resources on our website and join the Families Together in Nature group on The Trailhead\, our free online community. It’s the place to share resources\, ideas\, questions\, insights – and to cheer each other on! \nThis event is FREE but registration is required. There is a suggested donation of $15. If you can’t join us live\, register for the event anyway and a recording will be sent to your inbox approximately two weeks after the event. \nCheck out the resources shared during the event.
URL:https://www.childrenandnature.org/event/culturally-centered-nature-based-programs-for-kids/
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SUMMARY:Advancing Nature-Based Early Care & Education: Tools\, Policy and Collaboration (Recording)
DESCRIPTION:Nature-based early care and education is gaining momentum across the country\, and for good reason. From supporting children’s healthy development to strengthening climate resilience and community well-being\, nature-filled learning environments offer powerful benefits for children\, families\, and communities alike. \nJoin us for this interactive webinar to explore our new\, practical Nature in Early Childhood Toolkit\, alongside a deeper look at the Outdoor Nature-Based Early Care and Education (ONB-ECE) Collaborative and the growing policy landscape shaping this work at the local\, state and federal levels. \n\n\nDuring the session\, we’ll walk through the Toolkit’s four core focus areas\, highlighting real-world examples and strategies that early childhood providers\, public agencies\, advocates\, and policymakers can use right away. You’ll also learn how the ONB ECE Collaborative is structured\, why cross-sector collaboration is essential\, and how you can get involved. \n\nThe webinar will feature a policy-focused panel discussion with partners from across the country\, sharing insights from current efforts in various states.\n\nYou’ll leave with:\n\nA clear understanding of why nature-based early care and education matters and how it supports children\, providers and communities\nA guided overview of the new Toolkit and how to apply it in your context\nInsight into current and emerging policy strategies supporting nature in early childhood\nOpportunities to connect with the ONB ECE Collaborative and access additional resources\n\nThis webinar is ideal for early childhood providers\, public agencies overseeing early childhood\, parks\, or libraries\, elected officials\, members of the Blue Sky Early Childhood Cohort\, and early childhood and nature advocates who want to turn vision into action.
URL:https://www.childrenandnature.org/event/advancing-nature-based-early-care-education-tools-policy-and-collaboration/
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