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Immediate Action Requested: Please call your US senators by this Friday, May 14, 2021! Healthy increases to EE funding at the EPA and NOAA are on the horizon. We have a limited window to show our support for well-funded EE. Read on for all the information you need (including a sample script) to be…
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A recent article from "The Conversation" titled "Rewild your kids: why playing outside should be a post-pandemic priority" argues that outdoor play has declined dramatically during the pandemic, and restoring it as a childhood habit is of vital importance.
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Advocates of nature-based learning! Join a conversation about the newly released Outdoor Preschool Policy Action Framework and find your unique pathway to make nature-based & outdoor preschools available to all children.
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How are California-based organizations shaping the conversation around environmental education and justice? This blog post traces the impacts of slavery through California’s history and explores local organizations' responses to environmental racism.
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The Climate Change Education Act was introduced into the 117th Congress on Thursday, March 25. NAAEE and founding members of the Coalition for Climate Education Policy applaud the proposed legislation.
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On behalf of UNESCO and the global federation of teachers' trade unions EI, PPMI Group is launching this survey for teachers around the world who teach primary and/or secondary school learners to hear from about their experiences, practices, and needs.
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Using feedback from conference attendees, the Natural Start Alliance pulled together a list of early childhood EE conference highlights related to themes like equity and inclusion, safety, mental health, and STEAM. The lists include previously unavailable sessions drawn from the NAAEE Annual…
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Don't miss the chance to present at Natural Start's Nature-Based Early Learning Conference, taking place virtually July 26-30, 2021.
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Sign on to draft letter asking the new Presidential Climate Envoy, the Hon. John Kerry, to give high priority to climate literacy, education, and training.
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Read high-level detail on education funding within the combined FY21 omnibus and COVID relief package passed by the House and Senate yesterday, for those of you tracking funds that could potentially support outdoor and environmental education programs, especially in light of challenges related to…
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Be a part of the Natural Start Alliance's annual conference, the nation's largest professional event for teaching, administration, research, and advocacy in nature-based early learning. Submit your proposal by February 5.
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It's not too late to take full advantage of NAAEE's 49th Annual Conference and 17th Annual Research Symposium. Let five attendees tell you why you should.
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Dr. Ibram X. Kendi's #NAAEE2020 conference keynote touched on how environmental educators and organizations can be antiracist, and why we need to be. This recorded content is now available until October 30!
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We have at least 100 reasons why you should register for #NAAEE2020 Conference and Research Symposium, but we narrowed it down to give you enough time to register today.
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NatStart2020 launched last week with a wide variety of on-demand and live sessions. The live events have concluded, and all presentations are now available on the site, so you have plenty of time to join our largest conference ever.
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Over 450 Environmental and Outdoor Education Organizations appeal to members of Congress to support more effective use of nature and outdoor spaces for school districts in reopening.
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Please join us in signing on to a letter to Congressional leadership asking for improvements to the schoolyard for outdoor learning and environmental education in any relief package for schools.
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The Natural Start Alliance is hosting this year's largest national gathering of nature-based early education professionals online (July 29–31) with more content than ever before! Registration is open!
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Learn about zero-waste classrooms from Jacqueline Omania, a teacher in Berkeley, CA who started the Zero Waste Classroom Project five years ago to educate her students about the impact of landfill waste and plastics in the oceans.
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[Resources updated April 7] COVID-19: Events are being canceled. People are physically distancing. Confirmed cases are increasing. These are unprecedented times. Hopefully, this list of resources will help. I will continue to update it as time permits.
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In honor of Martin Luther King Jr. Day, here are 5 lessons and tips from the frontlines about how to turn students of any age into activists.
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This ee360 Fellow is rebuilding lives and transforming neighborhoods from Chicago to Detroit!
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The Nature-Based Preschool Professional Practice Guidebook is now available! Dive into this new resource from Natural Start Alliance to learn how nature-based educators offer programs that are safe, effective, and inclusive. The Guidebook is organized into four areas of practice: teaching…
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Learn how nature-based learning in early elementary school gained support from two veteran outdoor educators. Check out the spotlight on Brooklyn Park Nature Preschool’s equity and inclusion efforts. Start preparing for the 2020 Nature-Based Early Learning Conference. Read about the release of…
