children's built environments

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Comment by Ricky Crumbley on August 9, 2010 at 8:12am

I would like to learn more about building a small natural area on my daughters elementary school grounds

Comment by Cynthia Gentry on August 5, 2010 at 5:04am

John, Check into Robin Moore's Natural Learning Initiative at North Carolina State http://www.naturalearning.org/ He's wonderful.

Comment by Juliet Robertson on August 5, 2010 at 1:50am

Hi Everyone

I'm sure you've just received Mary Jackson's message about environmental environments. The Learning Through Landscapes 1 day course is really good! I attended one 3 days ago and it was great. It's part of a larger course that trains suitable people to be school grounds advisors which in the past has been OCN accredited.

Best wishes
Juliet

Sheffield Uni in England are just startign a masters degree programme on educational environments:
http://www.shef.ac.uk/architecture/programmes/pgschool/masters/madl...
Not sure it is exactly what you are looking for but may be of interest.
Learning through Landscapes also runs short courses for those working in school grounds - including a day specifically tailored for designers - including Landscape Architect.
visit http://www.ltl.org.uk/schools_and_settings/training_&_facilitat... - a long way to come for a day!
Hope of help anyway.
Mary

Comment by John Thielbahr on August 4, 2010 at 5:42pm

Hello John. Thanks for your great question. Lately we have been asked about jobs connecting children with nature, sources of consulting to help new non-profits be successful in connecting kids to nature, and connecting Master Naturalist programs with people interested. Regarding your question, I suggest you contact Dr. Robin Moore at North Carolina State University. Robin is a close advisor to The Children & Nature Network and is an expert in landscape design for outdoor play. Also, we have members who are using landscape design for therapy practices: Sarah Jones in Texas and Tiffany Sauls in Corvallis, Oregon. Sarah posted pictures of her therapy garden on C&NN Connect at http://childrenandnature.ning.com/photo/album/show?id=2961135%3AAlb... . You can access this under the Photos section of this site. Let me know if you need additional information. Welcome to the Network and keep posting your ideas, suggestions and questions. John

Comment by Suz Lipman on August 4, 2010 at 8:16am

Richard Louv's "Last Child in the Woods" is the inspiration for a new OK playspace. http://bit.ly/aX78hp

Comment by Krissy Hopkins on July 14, 2010 at 8:02am

Here are some ways students in the Chesapeake region are accessing nature nearby, http://blog.baybackpack.com/?cat=4.

Two North Branch students released some of their 118 trout into the the South Fork of the Piney River.

Comment by Suz Lipman on June 9, 2010 at 10:33am

Hi Everyone -- I thought you'd be interested in this:

Reedy Creek Explorer Zone, a natural play area in North Carolina, is adding to the trend toward nature-based settings. http://bit.ly/ah8OdH

Comment by Elizabeth Renton on May 17, 2010 at 7:39am

Here's another great playscape blog that's fun to follow:

http://playgrounddesigns.blogspot.com/

Comment by Suz Lipman on May 17, 2010 at 7:06am

Did you all see this? Terrific three-story playground built by children in Berlin: http://bit.ly/beco88

Comment by Jennifer Kable on April 23, 2010 at 7:10pm

Hi everyone. I just found an album of wonderful images of natural play spaces and play elements that I thought some of you might find useful. I love looking at photos like these and dreaming of what we could do in our own outdoor play space:

http://picasaweb.google.ca/vanceboys/NaturalElements#

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