Nature-based Early Childhood Curriculum

Catalog description

This course will focus on the distinctive elements for connecting young children with nature aged three to six. The guiding framework will help teachers see how to connect children with nature in both developmentally and environmentally appropriate ways. Topics will include: child-directed play inside, outside and beyond; natural play spaces as a source of inspiration; strategies for fostering an ecological identity & environmental literacy; and, ways to utilize nature to meet early learning standards.