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NOVA Outside

2 weeks ago

California leads the way on schoolyard transformation with the launch of the California Schoolyard Forest System. Join the webinar to learn more about how we can all work to bring the mental and physical health, educational, and climate benefits of outdoor learning to schoolyards everywhere!We invite you to join us on Tuesday, October 4th for a public webinar marking the launch of the California Schoolyard Forest System℠. Event registration details for this free webinar can be found here: bit.ly/CASFS-Kickoff Featuring speakers from the the initiative’s four founding partners — Green Schoolyards America, the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CAL FIRE), the California Department of Education (CDE), and Ten Strands — the webinar will discuss schoolyard forests as critical infrastructure that make schools more resilient to climate change; outline how the Schoolyard Forest System will center equity and advance California’s climate and education goals; present initial research findings and long term strategies to scale up the impact; and announce new public funding opportunities that will be available through CAL FIRE to create schoolyard forests. We hope to see you there! For more information about the webinar, visit our blog: www.greenschoolyards.org/blog/2022/9/19/october-4-kickoff-webinar ...

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NOVA Outside

2 weeks ago

Happy fall! Come on a hike with us.... ...

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NOVA Outside

2 weeks ago

California leads the way! Watch and learn from these pioneers! ...

Investing in Green Schoolyards

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California's budget now includes an unprecedented investment of $150 million to create green schoolyards and schoolyard forests at K-12 schools across the state.

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NOVA Outside

1 month ago

On August 17 NOVA Outside members, Stephanie Dean and Nancy Striniste provided professional learning for Arlington Public School teachers on teaching outdoors, creating cross-curricular connections in math and science, and how to use everyday materials. ...

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NOVA Outside

1 month ago

Top 10 Ways to Integrate (or Start) Outdoor Learning This Year10. Start Small - find 20-30 minutes to do quiet observation or read to self outside 9. Honor children's natural curiosity about the world around them and take them to nature8. Build a routine - Wednesday walks or forest Fridays time to explore your schoolyard7. Consider if any project-based learning units would work well using outside resources6. Use natural manipulatives -- counting with shells, sensory bins with leaves, constructing letters out of sticks5. Share with your admin the benefits of exposure to nature. Check out the Children and Nature Network for data and infographics.4. Find your science lead and find the box of magnifying glasses, measuring tapes, and other observation tools to get some hands-on science outside.3. Check out Stephanie Dean's dissertation on integration and outdoor education>2. Think about coming to SEAS this year!1. Just getting Vitamin D and breathing in outside air is good for your students souls! ...

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