Daily outdoor play makes kids happier, healthier and smarter!
Daily outdoor play makes kids happier, healthier and smarter!
Save the Date Leave No Child Inside Central Ohio Collaborative 9th Annual Summit Conversations in the Hills In the spirit of unstructured play, we are hosting an unstructured weekend of casual, spontaneous encounters and discussions as we enjoy the beauty of the Hocking Hills at Camp Wyandot. Please join us for all …
Save The Date: 9th Annual LNCI Central Ohio Summit! Read More »
Outdoor learning opportunities have been an important part of the Kirkmont Center’s work and history since the camp was formed over fifty years ago. The staff and board of Kirkmont are excited to continue and enhance that history with the expansion of The Field School at Kirkmont, a programmatic arm of Kirkmont dedicated to learning …
Kirkmont Center in Zanesfield Welcomes Weekend with Barry Lopez Read More »
What: Using Your Outdoor Classroom and Nature-Inspired Indoor Environments workshops When: Saturday, May 2, 2015 | 9 a.m.– noon & 1 p.m. – 4 p.m. Where: Bright Horizons at Riverside Hospital | Bright Horizons at Riverside Hospital, 835 Thomas Lane, Columbus, OH 43214 How to Register: Sign up by March 25, 2015 reserve your spot! Space is limited, so …
Get a New Perspective from above the Trees. A new experience is coming this fall to northeast Ohio. The Judith and Maynard H. Murch IV Canopy Walk and Kalberer Family Emergent Tower will take guests on an immersive exploration of the forest and tree canopy. http://www.holdenarb.org/visit/canopywalk.asp
National Wildlife Federation is giving away 10,000 Butterfly Hero Garden Kits http://www.nwf.org/News-and-Magazines/Media-Center/News-by-Topic/Wildlife/2015/02-25-15-Be-a-Butterfly-Hero-Submit-a-Photo-and-Help-Save-the-Monarch-Butterfly.aspx to kids and their families between now and May 15th. To be a Butterfly Hero and receive your free Kit, take the Pledge to Help Monarchs http://www.nwf.org/Butterfly-Heroes/Pledge.aspx and upload your photo with the universal butterfly sign as shown. Your family could also win …
NW Ohio Leave No Child Inside, again, is featuring a new LNCI monthly calendar for 2015 promoting Happier! Healthier! Smarter! monthly themes, weekly priorities, and daily events that specifically zero in on celebrating Nature in the Out-of-doors, a Healthy Life Style, Family activities ‘n Fun for Children. This year the over-all theme is The International Year of …
More information on Btk and its impact in Wayne National Forest….The issue of BtK insecticide being used to control Gypsy Moths in Ohio continues.The location now at risk is Wayne National Forest located in the Appalachian foothills of Eastern Ohio. This forest is in three fragmented areas with a total of 833,990 acres. The tagline …
Save Our Ohio Butterflies: Stop BtK in Wayne National Forest Read More »
According to Robert Louv’s 2005 book, Nature-Deficit Disorder is the “diminished use of the senses, attention difficulties and higher rates of physical and emotional illness” as a result of too much time indoors and not enough time out. The solution? An good ol’ fashioned camping trip. Find out more about it here.
For many of us, outdoor play was a daily part of our childhood. Today that kind of childhood has all but disappeared. In the United States kids spend nearly 30 percent of their time with electronic media, but just a tiny fraction as much outside. Frequent, spontaneous play in “wild” outdoor settings provides perfect support for the entire spectrum …
Nature Play for Children lectures and workshops scheduled (Cleveland Area) Read More »