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Talk of Nature Education Draws Crowd in Seattle
More than 100 people filled a local REI meeting room to hear seven panelists describe their approaches to provide meaningful experiences for young people in nature.
Event
Urban Nature Week Comes to Los Angeles
The Children's Nature Institute hosted Urban Nature Week, May 14-20, 2007. Events included nature hunts at schools across the city, and a nature walkathon in beautiful Franklin Canyon Park.
Education
Seatle Post Intelligencer – February 15, 2007
The Wait Is Worth It, Parents Say
By Paul Nyhan
Parents started lining up the night before to enroll their children in Seattle’s Nature Kids Preschool at Discovery Park.
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Education
Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel – April 07, 2006
Milwaukee’s Audubon Preschool Sets the Standard
By Sarah Carr
At this unique preschool, a 3-year-old can identify a cedar tree and a maple. . . . And a 4-year-old can tell the difference between squirrel and rabbit tracks,”. The preschool has “attracted attention across the country as increasing numbers of nature centers consider adding preschool programs as a way to create outdoor enthusiasts at a young age and address the growing demand for early childhood education.
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C&NN has designated April "Children & Nature Awareness Month." As part of this effort, we invited network members (like you) to list their April programs and share their strategies for building public awareness. Find out what's happening in your community on the C&NN Movement Map.
As part of our ongoing efforts to build the movement, the Children & Nature Network has published two new resources for leaders, organizers, and participants at the local, national, and international levels:
An annotated bibliography of 20 premier studies focusing on the children and nature connection.
