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
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
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