Childrenandnature.org Website Review

children, their families and communities to nature through innovative ideas, evidence-based resources and tools, broad-based collaboration together we are creating a world in which every child can play, learn and grow in nature. c&nn? please take 10 minutes to fill our short survey and let us know! check out our 2017 annual report.   in 2015, the leaders of the retail outdoor equipment co-op rei made a big decision. they closed their doors on black friday, the biggest day in the global retail calendar. instead, they encouraged their 12,000 employees to opt outside (#optoutside), to reconnect with... children at serious play: connecting to the natural world in an interactive nature space. for kids, play is serious business. it’s not “just about having fun, but taking risks, experimenting, and testing boundaries,” states the american academy of pediatrics (aap) in a recent clinical report called the power of play. according to the aap, play yields grand rapids public schools announced plans to pilot an initiative that will create outdoor education experiences for all students beginning in the 2019-20 school year. the outdoor education pilot is a collaborative partnership with multiple organizations committed to environmental education and access to the outdoors, including c&nn’s cities connecting children to nature initiative. the pilot is funded by a three-year grant and enables four teachers at each grade level to work together to develop an outdoor-based curriculum.. scotland pledges healthy meals and outdoor play for pre-school children. every child enrolled in a government-funded early learning and childcare facility in scotland will receive a free healthy meal and access to outdoor play sessions. the plans, set out by the scottish government, will be required of certain providers beginning in august 2020. developed in partnership with the convention of scottish local authorities (cosla), the change is in an effort to transform the way