For this month’s forum, the Natural Start Alliance invited representatives from Minnesota Early Childhood Outdoors (MnECO), to share their recent success in partnering with the Minnesota Department of Education to develop outdoor learning resources for all early childhood educators.
Share your expertise in person or online at the 2022 Nature-Based Early Learning Conference, taking place July 27-30 in Cincinnati, Ohio. Accepting proposals until February 4, 2022.
Date and Time:
Tuesday, November 2, 2021, 12:00am to Friday, February 4, 2022, 12:00am
Join the Natural Start Alliance on October 26 for guidance on designing (un)professional development that meets your individual needs and the collective needs of your staff and colleagues.
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.
Explore highlights from the Natural Start Alliance 2020 Conference in themes like equity, STEAM, safety, and mental health, available to watch on-demand anytime between now and July 2021.
Get comfortable and gather your favorite children’s books to share with friends and colleagues near and far during Natural Start’s Holiday Book Fair on December 16th at 12 pm ET!
As the first resource to fully address the unique practices of nature-based early childhood education, the "Nature-Based Preschool Professional Practice Guidebook" is an essential component of any nature-based educator’s toolkit. The Guidebook provides a comprehensive look at nature-based practices in four broad areas: Teaching, Environments, Safety, and Administration, and aims to answer the question: What makes a nature-based preschool safe, effective, and inclusive?