wild learning

Get ideas for fun outdoor activities that cover core subject matter already being taught
Take learning outside, taking advantage of commonly accessible areas, no matter the educational setting
Help students develop a healthy appreciation of the outdoors and support hands-on learning styles
Support students’ physical and mental health without sacrificing learning time

Minnesota Children and Nature Connection, and its rockstar team of nature-based early childhood professionals, are thrilled to announce the release of their 𝗳𝗿𝗲𝗲 Nature-Based Early Childhood Program Assessment & Guidebook!

The Nature-Based Early Childhood Program Assessment and Guidebook was developed to provide families, programs, and educators with a tool to assist them in evaluating how a program integrates nature into its philosophy and policies, family engagement and community connections, and the outdoor and indoor classroom environments and practices.

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Evaluating Natureness

By Rachel A. Larimore, PhD Patti Bailie, PhD Arianna E. Pikus, MS

Designed with early education practitioners, researchers, and policy makers in mind, the NAture-Based Education Rating Scales (NABERS) for Pre-K and K–3 let professionals easily collect standardized information to measure the quality of education settings in the areas of:

Program goals and curriculum practices
Staffing
Environment
Community partnerships
Family engagement

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New schoolyard design guide

A collaboration between Learning by Nature leader Laura Newman and landscape designer Sashie Misner has resulted in a comprehensive illustrated and accessible guide to schoolyard design, aimed at Maine schools, but with clear application to any primary or elementary school.