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Circle with the Seasons: Nurturing Children's Connection to Nature through Movement and Music with Greacian Goeke and Janet Greene

January 26, 2013 from 9:30am to 4pm – Wetmore Lodge, Mills College; #49 on campus map Come to our cozy music room under the trees at Mills College Children's School, Oakland, CA, for a playful and practical day of deepening your music and movement repertoire inspired by the natural wo… Organized by Greacian Goeke and Janet Greene | Type: participatory, movement, and, music, workshops, for, parents, grandparents, educators

2nd Annual Miami Valley Leave No Child Inside Summit

February 23, 2013 from 11:30am to 4:30pm – Aullwood Audubon Center and Farm, 9101 Frederick Pike, Dayton Ohio Join in our second summit as the Miami Valley Leave No Child I... nside Network works to build up access to nature for our children to “Play in the Woods”. Review Aullwood Audubon Center and Farm’s… Organized by Doug Horvath | Type: community, gathering, for, educators, and, child, advocates

Children Learning with Nature Institute

July 9, 2015 at 9am to July 11, 2015 at 5pm – UC Santa Cruz Join The Childplay Institute and a group of amazing educators from around the world for three full days of experiential learning and dialogue.Our team includes: Claire Warden; Jon Young; Robin &… Organized by Paul Roberts | Type: experiential, learning, institute, for, teachers, nature, educators, &, parents

Cultivating Joy & Wonder: Project Seasons for Young Learners

July 13, 2015 to July 16, 2015 – Shelburne Farms - Shelburne, VT Enrich your early childhood curriculum using the lens of sustainability. The four days will be rich with opportunities to look at your present curriculum with sustainability in mind, and acquire new… Organized by Linda Wellings | Type: professional, development, early, childhood, educators

Summer Institute on Education for Sustainability at Shelburne Farms

July 27, 2015 to July 31, 2015 – Shelburne Farms - Shelburne, VT Spend five rich days with colleagues around the country at an informative and restorative institute created to give you the opportunity to deepen your understanding of education for sustainability. T… Organized by Ryan Morra | Type: professional, development, educators, sustainability
The Summer Institute on Education for Sustainability at Shelburne Farms

July 27, 2015 to July 31, 2015 – Shelburne Farms - Shelburne, VT pend five rich days with colleagues around the country at an informative and restorative institute created to give you the opportunity to deepen your understanding of education for sustainability. Th… Organized by Ryan Morra | Type: professional, development, educators, sustainability

Excellent Educators, Butterfly Gardens

March 10, 2016 from 3:30pm to 5:30pm – Environmental Nature Center Join ENC Horticulture Manager Hilary Mills and ENC Butterfly Wrangler Leslie Helliwell to learn all about planting a butterfly garden and how to use it to teach science concepts to your students! Hil… Organized by | Type: excellent, educators

Excellent Educator Series: Magic in the Redwoods

March 30, 2016 from 3:30pm to 5:30pm – Environmental Nature Center Chemistry, Physics, and Biology, OH MY! Sure, teaching and learning about science may sound intimidating, but it can actually be a lot of fun! Learn exciting ways to teach about chemical reactions, m… Organized by | Type: excellent, educators, magic, in, the, redwoods

Tending the Roots of Sustainability: Significance of Experience-Based Learning & Our Responsibility to Children & the Earth

June 19, 2016 at 7pm to June 25, 2016 at 1pm – The Nature Institute in Ghent, NY A special summer intensive on educating for sustainability, for current and future teachers, parents, and others caring for children. We tend the roots of sustainability when we inspire children to p… Organized by The Nature Institute | Type: course, for, educators, parents, &, others, caring, children