Exploring Nature in Spring Masterclass

Exploring Nature in Spring Masterclass

LIVE Welcome Session 4/11/24 KICK OFF EVENT: 4/11 Module 1 opens on 4/12Q&A LIVE Session from 7:00-8:00 EST on 4/18 Module 2 opens on 4/19Q&A LIVE Session from 7:00-8:00 EST on 4/25 Module 3 opens on 4/26Q&A LIVE Session from 7:00-8:00 EST on 5/2 Module 4...
Outdoor Classrooms Set Up for Success Series

Outdoor Classrooms Set Up for Success Series

The Set-Up For Success Series is focused on Infrastructure which is Phase One in the Outdoor Teaching Bootcamp. If you haven’t already been through the Bootcamp, it is worth learning about each Phase and learning from the assessment tool where you should start...
Exploring Nature in Winter Masterclass

Exploring Nature in Winter Masterclass

LIVE Welcome Session 2/1/24 Module 1 opens on 2/5Q&A LIVE Session from 7:00-8:00 EST on 2/8 Module 2 opens on 2/12Q&A LIVE Session from 7:00-8:00 EST on 2/15 Module 3 opens on 2/19Q&A LIVE Session from 7:00-8:00 EST on 2/22 Module 4 opens on 2/26Q&A...
More than Mud Pies: Making a Mud Kitchen

More than Mud Pies: Making a Mud Kitchen

More than Mud Pies: Make a Mud Kitchen is a fun exploration of how to use mud as a teaching tool and create your own one-of-a-kind Mud Kitchen. In this Master Class, you will: Let go of the traditional ways of teaching and find freedom with Mud Play. Make your own...
Let’s Grow Math Outdoors

Let’s Grow Math Outdoors

WHO: This Master Class is for anyone interested in reconnecting children with Nature using Math. It’s as simple as that. You can be a parent, teacher, administrator, community member or all of the above. GOALS: This course will: enlighten participants to the...
Let’s Grow Literacy Outdoors

Let’s Grow Literacy Outdoors

In the Let’s Grow Literacy Outdoors Master Class, you will weave children’s literature into your Outdoor Classroom experience.  This course will enable educators to play with practical “shoestring budget” nature-based literacy ideas within 4 types of Gardens. Teachers...
Designing an Outdoor Classroom

Designing an Outdoor Classroom

Teaching in the Dirt: Designing Outdoor Classrooms is my step-by-step course where I will teach you the in’s and out’s of designing your outdoor learning spaces so you can get started with transforming your outdoor learning spaces, and reconnecting...
Outdoor Winter Activities for Infants and Toddlers

Outdoor Winter Activities for Infants and Toddlers

Workshop Description: Let’s talk about all the things we can still do outside during the cold weather months, proper gear, and how great the snow, rain, and colder temperatures are for us. We share outdoor Winter activities for INFANTS & TODDLER, resources, and...
Outdoor Winter Activities for Preschoolers

Outdoor Winter Activities for Preschoolers

Workshop Description: Let’s talk about all the things we can still do outside during the cold weather months, proper gear, and how great the snow, rain, and colder temperatures are for us. We will share outdoor Winter activities for PRESCHOOLERS, resources, and how to...
Winter-Inspired Storytelling

Winter-Inspired Storytelling

Workshop Description: How do you read books outdoors in Winter with mittens on? Explore this question and the world of Storytelling. This workshop is designed for both teachers and parents to demystify the craft of storytelling, improve storytelling skills and also...
STEAM Outdoors in Winter

STEAM Outdoors in Winter

Workshop Description: A study from the American Academy of Pediatrics shows that children are more likely to engage in active play while outdoors then when indoors. In this workshop, we marry STEAM (science, technology, engineering, art & math) outdoors with...
Reconnect and Renew using Nature: For Educators

Reconnect and Renew using Nature: For Educators

Workshop Description: How do you feel as an educator? Did you know burnout is becoming a phenomenon and stress is an epidemic? What if we took care of our well-being as well as the children in our care? What would that look like? How would that feel? Are you burnt out...
Just Add Water!

Just Add Water!

Workshop Description: In this workshop, we will share ideas, activities, and resources to encourage preschoolers to get involved in water science! Water play activities help to develop and strengthen children’s gross and fine motor skills by lifting, pouring,...
Let’s Explore Math Outdoors

Let’s Explore Math Outdoors

Workshop Description: Come learn how to get started with exploring Math Outdoors. Let’s talk about all the things number explorations,  outdoor math measurement, outdoor patterns, and relationships. We share outdoor math activities, resources, and book lists on...
Reggio Inspired Outdoor Environments That Teach

Reggio Inspired Outdoor Environments That Teach

Workshop Description: The Reggio Emilia Approach is a blend of theory and practice that is based upon decades of research in early childhood development. Founder Loris Malaguzzi designed a teaching approach that is alive, creative, emergent, and is the perfect guide...
The 100 Languages of Reggio-Inspired Outdoor Classrooms

The 100 Languages of Reggio-Inspired Outdoor Classrooms

Workshop Description: The idea of “the hundred languages” was originally born of a poem written by Loris Malaguzzi, and later became a famous educational topic. It begins, “The child is made of one hundred. The child has a hundred languages a hundred hands a...
Sensational Seeds

Sensational Seeds

Workshop Description: Come learn and explore how to introduce seeds to children through dissection, sorting, comparing, and contrasting. Discover their location in fruits, vegetables, and in the environment. Introduce children to the mystery of seed travel and what...