August 2015

Welcome to August news from the Natural Start Alliance. If you have news you'd like to share with the early childhood environmental education community, let us know.

Elachee 2015: Highlights from the Nature-Based Preschool National Conference

What do you get when you bring together nearly 100 nature-based educators from across the U.S. and beyond, put them in a beautiful setting, and give them the tools to tell their stories? The Nature-Based Preschool National Conference! The 2015 conference was held this month in Gainesville, Georgia. See highlights.

In the News

Recent news from Natural Start and around the Web:

• Dispatch from Kuwait: Lime Trees Spur Inquiry in a Desert School
• Updates from Claire Warden
• A Classroom without Walls: Forest School Opens on Orcas Island
• Let ‘Em Out! The Many Benefits of Outdoor Play In Kindergarten
• In Bloom Santa Barbara: Promising Practices in Nature-Based Early Childhood Education
• Alaska Woman Starts ‘Forest Song Nature School’
• Natural Beginnings Preschool Releases You Tube Video

Member Spotlight

This month, travel to San Antonio, where young children and their families are connecting to nature at the San Antonio Zoo. Whether it's at the zoo's nature-based Zoo School preschool, with the Family Nature Club, or in the family nature play area (the first of its kind at a zoo or aquarium), children and their families are invited to learn through outdoor play, every day. Read more. 

NAAEE Conference: Early Bird Registration Deadline Today!

Thinking about attending the NAAEE conference in San Diego this October? Register today for early bird savings! This year's conference includes a pre-conference trip to Santa Cruz Island, a walking food tour of San Diego, and a chance to bid on a trip to the Galapagos Islands. Plus, all the inspiring and insightful speakers, sessions, and events you expect from the NAAEE conference. Register now.