Children Need Nature

08/16/2007

Trauma recovery doesn’t come from a specific tool, but from countless interactions with trustworthy, calm, loving and supportive human beings.
Louise Godbold, Executive Director, Echo

Children in today's world are being adversely affected by their diminishing connection with the natural world. To address this concern, the World Forum Foundation has launched the Nature Action Collaborative for Children, which unites action oriented landscape architects, community planners, health specialists, environmentalists, and early childhood educators.

If you want to work with diverse professionals from around the world to reconnect young children with nature, join the Nature Action Collaborative for Children (NACC) today. Membership is FREE and your benefits will be many…

You will receive our monthly e-newsletter, NACC News, with insights on nature education and updates on events and resources.
You will be invited to share your nature success stories, to contribute to our online directory of nature resources, and to post information about events of interest to other NACC members.
You will be able to download, at no cost, PowerPoint files, handouts, and posters.
Most importantly, if you register now, you will be given advance notification when registrations open for the upcoming Working Forum on Nature Education taking place again at the Arbor Day Farm in Nebraska, July 21 – 23, 2008. The last Forum sold out two months in advance, so you will want to take advantage of this advance notice to guarantee that you can attend.

Valuable Resource on Nature Education

Exchange's newest resource, the Learning with Nature Idea Book, provides a wealth of ideas on how to start reconnecting children in your program with the natural world. The book, which was prepared by Nancy and John Rosenow, two of the leaders in the Nature Action Collaborative for Children, is available for review and purchase.

Signing (ASL) & Music for Early Learning
Foster deeper learning and memory retention for core educational concepts: ABC’s, Numbers, Colors, Rhymes, Animals and more, by combining American Sign Language and Songs.

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