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Register for the 2019 Natural Start Conference in historic Manchester, NH, July 31-August 3, to connect with an international community of nature-based early learning professionals. This is the nation’s largest professional event for teaching, administration, research, and advocacy in nature-based…
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On April 24, the Spring 2019 Drawdown EcoChallenge ended, and the 1,054 teams that participated (including an NAAEE Team) saved about 344,704 pounds of CO2 !!! For me, that's an astounding measure of what a collective, concerted effort can accomplish in Drawing Down our impacts ! If you missed this…
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Two weeks left to submit your proposal for a session at NAAEE’s Annual Conference Oct 16-19 in Lexington, KY. This year’s theme: “Educating for a Just and Sustainable Future” will attract hundreds of fellow environmental educators who focus on Climate Change Education. So, you’ll have loads of…
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Join presenters from around the country and beyond at the 2019 Natural Start Conference, taking place on July 31-August 3, in Manchester, NH! Submit your proposal by February 8, 2019.
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This special edition highlights the insights and experiences of several early childhood educators who use natural spaces as their public school classrooms. It also features articles the Natural Start Alliance published on the benefits and how-to's of nature-based early learning in public schools and…
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The Global Environmental Education Partnership (GEEP) is launching a quarterly newsletter with the latest news, spotlights, and other announcements on global environmental education. Subscribe to receive GEEP News!
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Susan Lancey, an Early Childhood Special Educator in Vermont, shares her perspective and experiences about including a forest classroom program in her weekly curriculum.
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Rachael Rost, a 2018 EE 30 Under 30 awardee, reflects on her experience at NAAEE's 2018 Conference in Spokane and the inspiring young leaders she met along the way.
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Read the Natural Alliance newsletter feature story for tips on how to celebrate the diversity of your families and communities. Learn how the City of Dublin, OH is working to give its youngest residents opportunities to play in nature, explore, and develop empathy and understanding of their animal…
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This month, the GEEP launched a global pledge for EE for people from all cultures, ages, walks of life, and professions to sign, committing to work towards three core goals to promote universal environmental literacy. Sign and share the pledge here!
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Amy Butler, Director of Education at the North Branch Nature Center in Montpelier, Vermont, describes the ECO program, which brings public school children in Vermont into the great outdoors to foster nature connection. Amy will host a follow-up discussion Oct. 29-Nov. 2 to answer questions and to…
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Emma Huvos, founder of Riverside Nature School, writes about her experience starting a nature school for children ages 3 to 6 on her family's farm in West Virginia.
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There’s a plethora of super climate change education sessions on this year’s NAAEE Conference Program! Plan ahead to find some sessions that will be especially valuable to you.
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Lots happening at Natural Start! Go to our latest newsletter and read the feature story "A Stronger Voice for Quality Early Childhood Outdoor Learning Environments," plus our member spotlight on BLM's early childhood program in Anchorage, Alaska. You'll want to save the date for our 2019 Natural…
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NAAEE and the Children & Nature Network curate and summarize peer-reviewed scientific literature to help build the evidence base for advancing environmental education and the movement to connect kids to nature.
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Check out the latest Natural Start Alliance News! It will help you with interview questions when you hire a nature preschool teacher; provide you with a recording of Claire Warden's conference keynote, "I Wonder Why?"; introduce you to the Audubon Nature Preschool, our latest Member Spotlight, as…
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What's a better, more inexpensive way to learn and expand your knowledge than watching a webinar from the comfort of your office, with a coffee in hand? My thinking is, if you get at least one new tool from a webinar it is worth it. What will you learn this month? These webinars are what I am tuned…
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Sarah Johnson is looking forward to serving the NAAEE community as a co-moderator of the Guidelines for Excellence eePro Group.
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NAAEE, in partnership with Underwriters Laboratories (UL NFP), is thrilled to share the winners of the 2018 UL Innovative Education Award! This year's grand prize winner and recipient of $100,000 is Oakland-based Techbridge Girls, who opens the world of STEM education to girls from low-income…
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The Environmental Education Research Bulletin (EERB) is a collaborative project of ChangeScale, NAAEE, and Dr. Nicole Ardoin at Stanford University. EERBs summarize and synthesize recently reported research from journals focused on issues pertaining to environmental educators. Issue 11 is now…
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Have you heard of Nature Playdates? Learn about this alternative childhood nature program in this month's Natural Start Alliance News. The newsletter features include the Member Spotlight: Nature Nuts, a year-round Forest School for young children; a survey about professional development and…
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Read a multicultural perspective about a Danish forest kindergarten. Watch our recent webinar about successful tools for nature-based documentation. Learn about the Wonder Bugs preschool model program. Read the latest issue of the International Journal of Early Childhood Environmental Education…
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NAAEE is pleased to announce that the search for the 2018 EE 30 Under 30 is now open (May 1 - June 11, 2018)! In partnership with the Global Environmental Education Partnership (GEEP), and U.S. Forest Service, the EE 30 Under 30 program is searching for individuals from around the world, 30 years of…
