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Hi I just joined your group as I am starting a business in Melbourne (I live in Southeastern suburbs) to connect children to nature. I do garden design and planting (with families and schools working…Continue
Started by Pascale Miller Nov 17, 2016.
What is happening to the people in parks in Melbourne? I would love to network with Natural Teachers and Parents in Australia. Recently I discovered that my local Steiner Kindy is having to apply …Continue
Started by Yeshi. Last reply by Sybil Juzwiak Doyle May 20, 2015.
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Fighting Nature-Deficit Disorder is the most important task that will lead to health promotion, said U.K. Professor Mark Dooris at the Australian Health Promotion Association (AHPA) conference in Sydney.
http://www.childrenandnature.org/news/detail/big_challenges_for_hea...
And so it begins, I suppose. Right, Yeshi?
Another article from Australia, this one from UWS' Tonia Gray:
Australia risks producing "a generation of outdoor-illiterate adults" - says UWS Associate Professor in Sydney Morning Herald:
Hi Suz, thanks for this article, one of the things I love about Australia is still plenty of space where there is no reception. However I did notice in my last trip out into the Wollemi National Park, that I was getting reception where I could not get it before.
From Richard Glover in the Canberra Times: Finding the cure for city anxieties :
To the wild yonder! The Daily Telegraph's Angela Mollard on embracing adventure at a time when studies show less are inclined to do so.
Hi All,
Thought you might like to read this from Peter Fisher in the Sydney Morning Herald:
Nature not as Sexy as Stuff on iphone
News from Australia:
A growing disconnection between city children and nature threatens disastrous consequences for the State's environment, one of WA's top scientists has warned.
http://www.childrenandnature.org/news/detail/city_kids_missing_out_...
Hi there to all of my 'C&NN connect' buddies. Just advising you of the remaining training sessions left for 2011. They aim to inspire and help you facilitate nature play for children. details on website or via link.
Kindest regards from Narelle Debenham www.naturedkids.com
Wonderful news from Western Australia. Our friends at Nature Play Western Australia have issued Activity Passports with a list of 15 nature activities every child should do before the age of 12:
http://www.childrenandnature.org/news/detail/western_austraila_kids...
I'm heading into the great outdoors of Europe with my family on a cycling journey for the next 7 months and excited about visiting natural playgrounds. We won't be in the heartland of these, Denmark, unfortunately, but if anyone has any other sites or suggestions, I would love to hear!
Thanks
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