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Connecting Children With Nature
Nature Action Collaborative for Children Community Forum Stories & Opportunities
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“The single most important factor in developing personal concern for the environment was positive experiences in the outdoors during childhood.”
Cross-cultural research study by J.A. Palmer
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Common outdoor play space for today’s children
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• Multi-disciplinary national research team
• Direct observation of children's work over time
• Analysis through multiple lenses
• Example of research article
Miller, D.L. (2007). The seeds of learning: Young children develop important skills through their gardening experiences at a Midwestern early education program. Applied Environmental Education and Communication, 6(2).
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Interaction with nature Development of visual-
spatial skills Multi-sensory Inspiring sense of
wonder
Expand urban canopy Improved infiltration
lessening runoff
Nature Explore Classroom opportunities
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Nature Explore Classroom Certification
Recognizes schools and community organizations with outdoor classrooms that have:
1. Well designed outdoor space based on the Guiding Principles from the Learning With Nature Idea Book
2. Staff Development
3. Family involvement
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Partners
Supporters
• USDA Forest Service • American Society of Landscape Architects (ASLA)
• American Institute of Architects (AIA)
• Colleges and Universities • Environmental Groups • Hospitals
• Keep America Beautiful • Parks Departments • Private Foundations • School Districts • State Departments of Education • Project Learning Tree • U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service
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Before
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Concept Plan
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After
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Before
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African American Community Center
Before
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African American Community Center
Concept Plan
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In Process
African American Community Center
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After
African American Community Center
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After
African American Community Center
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Educational Service Unit
Before
Concept Plan
After
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After
Educational Service Unit
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After
Educational Service Unit
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Making Nature an Integral Part of Children's Daily Lives
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Connecting the World’s Children With Nature
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Connecting the World’s Children With Nature
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The Nebraska Department of Education, Early Childhood Training Center Nebraska Association for Education of Young Children and Nebraska Statewide Arboretum collaborated:
Written Nature into the Early Learning Guidelines for the state of Nebraska http://www.esu3.org/ectc/nature/nature.htm
Creating 8 Nature Explore Classroom pilot sites and 12 demonstration sites across Nebraska… plus oversee 10 more
Helping collect data from sites… 1) Decrease behavior problems 2) Increase family outdoor involvement
A State Model Nebraska Nature Collaborative for Children
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• Educator Workshops • Training for Landscape Architects • Natural Outdoor Classrooms being created at:
I. Headquarters for Family Based Libraries
II. Native American Reservations III. Botanic Gardens IV. Children’s Museums V. Schools VI. Head Start early child care settings
LINCK results
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Other venues around the country…
Before
• elementary schools • early childhood programs • Head Start sites • nature centers • home child care settings
• botanical gardens • nature reserves • arboretums • hospitals • libraries
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Traveling Exhibit sponsored by
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SEATTLE Nature Action Collaborative
for Children
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Seattle Nature Action Collaborative for Children
Early Education Benchmarks Educator Workshops on creating and
using outdoor classrooms Nature Explore Classrooms being
created I. Woodland Park Zoo II. Nisqually Wildlife Refuge III. Burlington Little School IV. Community College with Teacher Training
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St. Louis Nature Action Collaborative for Children Family Involvement – Shaw Nature
Reserve & Missouri Botanical Garden Missouri Dept. of Conservation –
Educator Training Mark Twain National Forest – Nature
Resource availability Forum generated funding for Outdoor
Classrooms
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Upcoming Community Forum Communities
Pittsburg – Spring 2009 Atlanta – Summer 2009 Boston – Fall 2009 Philadelphia – Spring 2010 Los Angeles – Summer 2010 Chicago – Fall 2010
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New Tools for Connecting the World’s Children With Nature
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Los Angeles Unified School District
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A Call to Action
Reconnecting the World’s Children to Nature
To sign on as an endorser, go to www.worldforumfoundation.org/nature
Initiated by the Nebraska Department of Education and National Association of Early Childhood Specialists in State Departments of Education
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Community Involvement
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Keep American Beautiful Collaboration
Connect schools and organizations to local natural resources
Help beautify the space…and the community… by helping plant trees
Link schools and organizations to volunteers for guidance in caring for trees or planting gardens
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Volunteer
• Natural Materials
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Volunteers Planting Trees
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Volunteers
Building
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Getting Involved Pizza Pavers
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To Learn More:
www.arborday.org/explore www. dimensionsfoundation.org Nature Action Collaborative for Children … go to
www.worldforumfoundation.org