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June Natural Start Alliance News
Have you heard of Nature Playdates? Learn about this alternative childhood nature program in this month's Natural Start Alliance News. The newsletter features include the Member Spotlight: Nature Nuts, a year-round Forest School for young children; a survey about professional development and preservice teacher education; new members; and professional development and job opportunities!
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Cities and businesses are skipping the straw: What about schools?
A not so long time ago in a galaxy not so far away, Dr. Laura Engel, Director of the International Education Program at George Washington University and Ms. Clese Erikson, Deputy Director of the Health Workforce Research Center at George Washington University, challenged elementary age students to take part in the Straw Wars. Check out this guest blog to learn how the program has helped kids consider skipping the straw and more broadly, how to reduce single use plastics.
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Is Any EE Better Than Nothing? A musing from a grandfather
A question arose as I watched two interpreters provide a lesson for two-year-old children in a park somewhere in the US. One of those children was my youngest grandson, a typical two-year-old who loves to explore. From that experience I posed in my mind the following question: Is Any EE Better Than Nothing?
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STEM into Nature event series attracts children with an interest in technology and nature
Earlier this month, Riveredge Nature Center hosted a three-day event series for middle schoolers, homeschool families, and community members around one simple idea: How can technology help us learn and explore nature? Read about the main outcomes and key partners that made this new event successful in an enclosed one-page impact summary.
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LEARNING
Professional Development
OPPORTUNITIES
Grants, Contests, Publishing
Wellborn Leadership Conference & New England Environmental Education Alliance Conference
Professional Learning Opportunity for K-12 Environmental Education Instructional Material Developers
Host a Community Screening of "Decoding the Weather Machine"
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