Members of the Children in Nature Collaborative participated in two events in recent weeks to renew and awaken new capacities to bring into the early childhood work Kindergarten Forum: The Awe of Now The theme of the June 21st Kindergarten … Continue reading
Create-with-nature zones come alive at the intersection of nature, creativity, and human interaction – in parks, natural areas, schools, and inside spaces – with natural materials on site or materials brought in. Recently the Children in Nature Collaborative hosted create-with-nature … Continue reading
Conference June 29 – July 1 University of Santa Cruz The Children Learning with Nature 2014 Training Institute will gather leading voices from around the world to share and exchange ideas about creating spaces and places for children that are full of … Continue reading
Play: Vital for Development Stanford Campus Saturday, July 12, 2014 9 am – 4 pm Play energizes us and enlivens us. It eases our burdens. It renews our natural sense of optimism and opens us up to new possibilities.” … Continue reading
Saturday, June 7th, 11:00 am to 3:00 pm Hellyer County Park, 985 Hellyer Ave South San Jose The Santa Clara County Parks and Recreation Department invites Children in Nature Collaborative partners to participate in the June 7th Festival in the Park … Continue reading
Saturday, May 31st, at 2 pm Roxie Theater in San Francisco The Green Film Festival is coming to San Francisco in May and one of the film screenings is Project Wild Thing promoting the movement to get more kids (and their folks) outside and … Continue reading
One our national partners, Mary Hardcastle from the Greater Baltimore Children and Nature Collaborative, was interviewed on June 3rd on public radio. Mary was interviewed by Brooks Paternotte, Executuve Director of the Irvine Nature Center. Here’s a brief excerpt from … Continue reading
Welcoming, Interacting, Participating How We Can Open Up the Conversation about Land Conservation May 8th, 8 am – 5 pm Golden Gate Club Presidio in SF How do we create a culture in land conservation that is welcoming, interactive and … Continue reading
Yesterday’s Bay Area Open Space Council’s Conference, Welcoming, Interacting, Participating How We Can Open Up the Conversation about Land Conservation, had several great speakers and topics including: Creating pathways that foster environmental stewards, Elizabeth Babcock, California Academy of Sciences Same goals, same … Continue reading
One of the first local celebrations of International School Grounds Month began May 1st at Waldorf School of the Peninsula with ribbons flying and circles of dancing children, accompanied by others singing and playing recorders and violin. Earlier at 7 am, just … Continue reading
The Earth Day Celebration at Stinson Beach, north of San Francisco, brought people of all ages – families, friends, and older folks. There were girl scouts, artists, environmentalists, professionals, and passers-by. There was concentration, movement, and a sense of joy … Continue reading
What are the consequences of a culture that has turned away from the preciousness of childhood and space and time for children’s growth and well-being? Madeline Levine and Hanna Rosin bring two critical perspectives pointing to the obstacles related to connecting with nature, ourselves and each … Continue reading
Celebrating School Grounds In May 2014, the International School Grounds Alliance is calling on schools around the globe to take their pupils outside to celebrate their grounds. It’s as simple as that. School grounds are important to children and shape … Continue reading
The Association of Childhood Education International (ACEI) Global Summit takes place this weekend in Vancouver to explore the current state of childhood, including issues affecting education and children’s mental and physical well-being, from international, cross-cultural, and cross-disciplinary perspectives. Children in Nature … Continue reading
Children in Nature Collaborative partners Zach Pine (Nature Sculpture), Damien Raffa (Presidio Trust), and Mary Roscoe (CINC) collaborated on a Create with Nature Zone at the Biodiversity Festival for the BioBlitz on March 28-29 at Crissy Field in San Francisco. … Continue reading
Good News! Rue Mapp, Jose Gonzalez, and Kyle Macdonald were invited to today’s White House Champions of Change event to celebrate local leaders across the country who are working to get people to play, learn, serve and work outdoors. Rue … Continue reading
On March 15th, the Kindergarten Forum’s two guest speakers were Julie Carville and Steve Karlin — both presented ways into direct perception of the natural world. Julie Carville’s passion is helping people to find a more meaningful communion with nature. “When … Continue reading
Last week Richard Louv spoke in the Presidio in San Francisco at SPEAK, a coalition of San Francisco elementary schools. A key message was, “The more high-tech our lives become, the more nature we need.” Rich’s talk began by emphasizing that … Continue reading
10th Annual Free Create-With-Nature Earth Day CelebrationSaturday, April 26, 11 am – 3 pmSouth end of Stinson Beach, Marin CountyPresented by Zach Pine Nature Sculpture and SamaveshaCelebrate Earth Day by creating art on the beach! Join in as families, community members, professional artists, … Continue reading
Nooshin Razani is a pediatrician at Children’s Hospital & Research Center in Oakland and a Senior Fellow at the Institute at the Golden Gate in San Francisco. She is the mother of three young children, with close extended family relationships. … Continue reading
Last evening, Outdoor Afro celebrated Bay Area Outdoor Afro Leaders. The intimate celebration at Sole Space in Oakland included leaders, families and supporters with moving examples and sharing of deep appreciation of the experiences and connections that Outdoor Afro brings … Continue reading
Avery Cleary, member of the Children in Nature Leadership Group, wrote this guest blog for the Children & Nature Network. We are posting an introduction and link to the original posting as an update on our recent work with network … Continue reading
Public school districts are one of the largest landowners and serve more than 50 million pre-kindergarten to 12th grade students each year In the US. Greening school grounds is clearly a leverage point In connecting children with nature as part … Continue reading
Two years ago the Children in Nature Collaborative sponsored Remembering Our Nature, a workshop for grandparents to connect children with nature through storytelling. A few months ago we received this simply yet touching story from Ernie Allison, a grandparent. My … Continue reading
Crissy Field San Francisco The BioBlitz is a 24-hour event in which teams of volunteer scientists, families, students, teachers, and other community members work together to find and identify as many species of plants, animals, microbes, fungi, and other organisms … Continue reading
8:30 am – 2 pm Kindergarten Forum in Saratoga The Kindergarten Forum’s two guest speakers are respected experts: Julie Carville and Steve Karlin. Both will be presenting ways to guide children into direct perception of the natural world. Julie Carville is … Continue reading
Talk by Richard Louv Wednesday, March 12th, 9 am Golden Gate Club, Presidio of San Francisco “The more high-tech our lives become, the more nature we need.” In his latest book, The Nature Principle, bestselling author Richard Louv offers a new … Continue reading
Promoting Local Opportunities for Connecting City Kids with Urban NatureThursday February 26th 2 – 4 p.m. Presidio Observation Post Directions Featured Presentation: What are Adventure Playgrounds – and what can we learn from their model? The Adventure Playground has been … Continue reading
Rue Mapp, founder of Outdoor Afro, was named a Hero in Backpacker Magazine, honored as part of the Root 100 of the top black achievers and influencers for 2012, and received the Josephine and Frank Duveneck Award for her humanitarian efforts. … Continue reading