Nature Explore Workshops Coming to    Wauconda, IL

The Arbor Day Foundation and Dimensions Educational Research Foundation in collaboration with Messiah Lutheran Preschool and Kindergarten, proudly invite you to Nature Explore workshops devoted to reconnecting children with nature.

WORKSHOP SCHEDULE

Saturday, September 23, 2017

9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Using Your Outdoor Classroom

Through fun and engaging hands-on experiences, participants will gain techniques for using outdoor classrooms as an integral part of preschool and elementary children’s daily learning.  Discover how well designed outdoor spaces facilitate children’s overall development in traditional academic areas, strengthen specific skills, and aid social-emotional growth.  Explore a variety of motivating strategies for facilitating and assessing student learning in outdoor classrooms, and reaching a variety of interests and needs.

Lunch Break (please provide your own lunch)

1:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. The Arts and Nature

In this fun, hands-on workshop, adults will experience the Look-Move-Build-Sketch planning model.  This approach encourages multi-faceted arts experiences that support children's individual interests and needs (and is especially helpful for children with sensory integration challenges). The projects explored during this workshop are inspired by nature and serve as another way to help children make deeper connections with the natural world.