Ways to Connect Children and Nature at Schools

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No Child Left Inside connecting kids with nature
Ways to Connect Children and Nature at Schools
Session 3 1100am -1230pm March 12, 2009
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• Presenters
• Jennie Kuhn North Bellmore School District
• Christine South North Bellmore School
  District
• Julia Johnson Islip School District
• Moderator Carolann James Nassau BOCES
  Outdoor Environmental Education

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• Agenda
• ? Introductions by the panel and participants
• ? Each panelist will give a short description of
  their program
• ? Some topics to be addressed
• Key elements of the project
• The necessary resources people, funding
• Any challenges?
• Benefits to children, families and the
  environment?
• How did it connect kids with nature?
• Advice for others?
• ? Questions?

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Overview Nassau BOCES Outdoor Environmental
Education
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Nassau BOCES Outdoor Environmental Education
connects over 35,000 kids with the outdoors each
year!
www.nassauboces.org/enviroed516-396-2264
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Programs and Facilities Brookville
Environmental Education Center
www.nassauboces.org/enviroed516-396-2264
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Programs and Facilities Caumsett Environmental
Education Center
www.nassauboces.org/enviroed516-396-2264
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How do we use the outdoors to connect kids with
nature?
For standards-based activities to compliment the
classroom curricula
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To develop teamwork, cooperation,and
leadership skills
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To provide opportunities to be challenged
or to try something new
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To give kids a chance to see the big picture.
as well as the small one
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To provide the time and a place for reflection or
for processing an experience
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To find new paths
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To provide opportunities for exploration
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and sometimes, provide time for fun!
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In order to connect kids with nature, you need to
connect teachers with nature!
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Looking for more information?
Nassau BOCES Website is rich in resources!
including No Child Left Inside
www.nassauboces.org/enviroed
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For more information Carolann
James 516-396-2264 cjames_at_mail.nasboces.org