Issue Intensive B—Very Young Children in Bloom: Supporting Healthy Development Through Meaningful Relationships With Mother Nature, a Growing Global Movement

Overview

Join us for a rich conversation with a diverse panel of tribal, local, and national leaders in the global movement to build strong relationships between young children and nature. This Issue Intensive will address the science that demonstrates the power of nature to grow empathy, creativity, wonder, and well-being; we will also address barriers to making nature play an integrated part of daily life including those related to race and historical trauma. We will discuss how caregivers can get the most out of children’s experiences in a range of settings from urban to rural, from informal (zoos/nature centers/parks) to formal early learning centers, from sidewalks to balconies. Come prepared to play.

(Note: Issue Intensive sessions are designed to be delivered in two parts.)

Faculty & P-5 Competency Domains

Faculty: Jane West, LPC, Heart of the West Counseling; Khavin Debbs, Tiny Trees; Liz Houston, National Wildlife Federation; Robert Zarr, MD, Parks Rx America; Sally Brownfield, Squaxin Tribe Chair, Indian Policies in Early Learning, WA Dept of Children Youth and Families; Sheri Hill, PhD, Early Childhood Policy

P-5 Competency Domains: 

• P-5 (4) Health and Developmental Protective and Risk Factors
• P-5 (5) Cultural and Linguistic Responsiveness

Presenters have affirmed that they do not have proprietary interest in products, instruments, devices, services or materials discussed in this event, and have confirmed that they have not been compensated in relation to this presentation.