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Connecting Children with Nature
February 3, 2010
Be open, be available, be exposed, be skinless. Skinless? Dance around in your bones.
-Wallace Stegner
Teams are in the process of being organized in every region of the world. Some teams are able to raise funds to support their participation while others are not. To help teams from all regions of the world to be able to attend, the World Forum Foundation is looking for sponsors to support teams from places such as Afghanistan, Bolivia, South Africa, Vietnam, Nigeria, Tajikistan, Peru, Puerto Rico, India, Lebanon, Ethiopia, and China. Sponsorships, anywhere from $200 to $30,000, will make a difference. Complete sponsorship details, including the benefits of sponsorship, are spelled out in the Sponsorship Opportunities Kit.
Understand what is safe, environmentally friendly, and healthy when it comes to products and practices used in your program. Help make the world a safer, healthier place for young children. The Go Green Rating Scale for Early Childhood Settings is a comprehensive, research-based tool to help you measure the greenness of your setting, evaluate your practices, and take steps toward environmental improvement that will contribute to children's potential for long, healthy lives. Categories evaluated in the rating scale include:
- Air quality
- Cleaning products
- Chemicals found in soaps, lotions, and sunscreen
- Pests and pesticides
- Chemicals found in plastics
- Lead and other contaminants, such as mercury, formaldehyde, and fire retardants
- Stewardship and green living, including recycling and waste reduction
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Pittsburgh, Pa., United States
02/08/2010 4:04 pm
Hi folks,
Just wanted to know more about how the teams are chosen for the World Forum.
There is a book, Child Honoring, by Raffi Cavoukian and Sharna Olfman, that addresses the environmental, political and psychological threats that face children today. There are great minds and resources mentioned in this book. I would like to see some of these researchers on the team. Please let me know how I can help too as an Early Childhood educator, child advocate, Parent Partner, and Gardener.
With Hope,
Chris Volz
Curtis Educational Group
Portsmouth, NH, United States
02/03/2010 07:41 am
The Connecting Children with Nature Action Forum may want to consider the new "Growing Up Wild: Exploring Nature with Young Children" program which just recently released its new guide an outgrowth of the "Project Wild" program which addresses grades K-12. Growing up wild is designed for ages 3-7 and is distributed by the Council for Enrivonmental Education in Houston, TX but represents a nation wide effort through state Fish and Wildlife agencies.