Education News
Local | Campaign/Initiative
Cincinnati Digs Nature for Kids
Betsy Townsend, a leader in the Leave No Child Inside of Greater Cincinnati campaign, reports the campaign’s goal: to educate the public about the mental, physical and emotional health benefits of playing in nature, for all children.
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State
The Courier-Journal, Louisville Kentucky – July 27, 2007
Scott County teachers turn farm into nature camp for children
By Dale Moss
The Lowrys, teachers who live on a 45-acre farm near Scottsburg, Kentucky, connected children with nature this summer, turning Meadow Glen Farm into a camp for local children.
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State
Skagit Valley Herald – August 07, 2007
Seattle area Teens go wild - for nature
By Franny White
36 teens talk about their experiences in the North Cascades Institutes' Wild outdoor education program for disadvantaged youths. Each summer participants, mostly immigrants, members of low-income households or minorities, are given an opportunity that would normally be out of reach for them — 10 days of total immersion in the natural beauty of Ross Lake, Washington.
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State
Star-Tribune
Thanks to U.S. Forest Service and others—kids spend more time outside in Wyoming
By WHITNEY ROYSTER
Teton county programs like "Snake River Days" re-introduce children to to nature through canoeing, fly fishing, whitewater rafting, and wildlife watching. It is all part of Wyoming's "Healthy Kids, Healthy Watersheds" program, a public and private sector partnership that includes Friends of Pathway, the Latino Resource Center, Jackson Hole Ski Club, and Teton County Schools.
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Local | Built Environment
Palm Beach Daily News – March 31, 2007
Kids Decorate Green Playhouse
By David Rogers
The Garden Club of Palm Beach adds an exhibit to flower show featuring a green playhouse that celebrates nature and demonstrates environmentally friendly building principles.
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Local
Seattle Post-Intelligencer – April 16, 2007
“A Magical Place for Kids”
By Jessica Blanchard
Staff at IslandWood, a non-profit environmental education center, have discovered a simple way to make their lessons more relevant to students and get them excited about learning: Move the classroom outside.
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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.
