San Francisco Bay Area
Children In Nature Collaborative
The Bay Area campaign to Leave No Child Inside has a newly formed guiding body called the Children in Nature Collaborative. Hooked On Nature is providing leadership for the collaborative and funding a part-time coordinator through June 2008.
Coordinator, Mary Roscoe has a passion and a vision for bringing people together. With her guidance the collaborative will launch a website in December and host public forums to raise awareness of the physical, emotional, and spiritual health benefits of connecting children with nature. Over 150 individuals and 70 schools and organizations are currently involved.
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The campaign to Leave No Child Inside was inspired by Richard Louv's book "Last Child in the Woods: Saving Our Children from Nature-Deficit Disorder . Read a review by Diane Gordon.
Leave No Child Inside
Greater Baltimore
Hooked On Nature is providing leadership for this invitation only conference. Coordinator, Mary Hardcastle gathered an impressive planning team with representatives from co-sponsors Parks & People Foundation, YMCA, Waldorf School of Baltimore, Irvine Nature Center, and the Holistic Life Foundation. The team will launch the Greater Baltimore Leave No Child Inside campaign at this day long event. Contact Us for more information about the conference and campaign.
.There are currently 38 local and regional initiatives in 29 states. The Children & Nature Network (C&NN) was created to encourage and support the people and organizations working to reconnect children from all sectors of society with nature. The Network provides a critical link between researchers, educators, organizations and individuals dedicated to children's health and well-being. To learn more, visit www.cNatureNet.org.
Review the research studies that support the work that we do on the Children & Nature Network web.