Webinar Recording:
Back to School with Nature: Supporting Social Emotional Learning and Academic Outcomes

Watch the recording of our Back to School with Nature event featuring:

• José G. González, Founder of Latino Outdoors, Co-Founder of the Outdoorist Oath, professional educator and Partner in the Avarna Group
• Cathy Jordan, Ph.D., consulting Director of Research for the Children & Nature Network and Director of Leadership & Education at the Institute on the Environment at the University of Minnesota, where she is also professor of pediatrics in the Medical School.
• Sheila Williams Ridge, Ed.D., Director of the Child Development Laboratory School at the University of Minnesota, instructor for the Institute of Child Development and Board Member for the Natural Start Alliance, the Minneapolis Nature Preschool, Dodge Nature Center, Monarch Joint Venture, and Saint Paul City Schools. 

In this workshop we discuss how nature impacts mental health, social emotional learning and cognitive function in support of academic outcomes. Examples of how parents, caregivers and educators can support inquiry and engagement in the outdoors was also shared, as well as how culture, policies and inequalities play a role in a child’s ability to benefit from nature engagement.

Check out the resources shared during the event. 

For more resources for Parents & Caregivers and Program & Service Providers visit our Families webpage. 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!