When & Where
Summer 2016 Series of 3 Workshops in Northern California:
Workshop #1 - Saturday, June 11, 2016
Bright Horizons at Garner
2275 N. Loop Road
Alameda, CA 94502
(Completed)
Workshop #2 - Saturday, July 16, 2016
West Valley College Child Development Center - (Outdoor Classroom Project® Demonstration Site)
14000 Fruitvale Avenue
Saratoga, CA 95070
(Completed)
Workshop #3 - Saturday, August 13, 2016
Neighborhood Christian Center
887 Pomeroy Avenue
Santa Clara, CA 95051
Each workshop will be from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Check-in, display viewing, networking, and a light breakfast begin at 8:00 a.m. The training will begin promptly at 9:00 a.m.
Contacts
Lynn Farwell
Outdoor Classroom Project
(626) 296-1770
outdoor-classroom@caltech.edu
To qualify as a Demonstration or Recognized Site for the Outdoor Classroom Project, each center must have a teacher who has completed the Outdoor Classroom Project Specialist Level I Training.
The Outdoor Classroom Project is an initiative of the Child Educational Center (CEC).
The philosophy of the Outdoor Classroom is
that all children need and benefit from more
time outdoors and that full development and
integration of outdoor and indoor programs
creates the optimal learning and growing
environment for young children.
Outdoor Classroom Project®
Outdoor Classroom Specialist Level I Training Series
in Northern California
Summer 2016
June 11, July 16, and August 13, 2016
Initiated in 2003 by the Child Educational Center, Caltech/JPL Community in Southern California with a grant from First 5 L.A., the Outdoor Classroom Project has worked with hundreds of centers and thousands of teachers. Currently there are over sixty Outdoor Classroom Project Demonstration and Recognized centers in Southern California and two Demonstration Sites in Northern California. Formal networks currently operate in Los Angeles, Santa Barbara, and San Luis Obispo counties with centers in Orange, Ventura, Marin, Santa Clara, San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara, and Los Angeles counties. For more information, please visit our website outdoorclassroomproject.org.
Workshops
* Recognizing changes and challenges to
childhood experiences
* Understanding philosophical, theoretical,
and research-based keys to the Outdoor
Classroom
* Understanding early care and education
and the outdoors today
* Understanding and articulating
fundamental principles and practices of
the Outdoor Classroom
Saturday, July 16, 2016
Evaluating Outdoor Programs and Environments
Saturday, August 13, 2016
Fundamentals of Implementing the Outdoor Classroom
If you are unable to attend a workshop on one of these dates, please go to our website outdoorclassroomproject.org to see the schedule of Level I workshops being offered in Santa Barbara County and in La Canada. Please contact our office to discuss making-up a missed workshop at another location.
Fees
There is a 10% discount for staff from Outdoor Classroom Project Demonstration or Recognized Sites. The discounted fee is $315. If you have questions, please email Lynn Farwell outdoor-classroom@caltech.edu.
If you are making up a missed workshop from a Specialist Level I training there is no fee to make-up the missed workshop. If your center is in Santa Barbara County and your training was previously funded by the Orfalea Foundation, the fee is $117 per missed session ($105 DSN Discount Rate).
Registration Deadline
Enrollment is limited so please register early. When enrollment has filled, we will place applicants on a wait list and register as space allows. Please note: Registration may close prior to June 7th if we reach enrollment capacity.
served. Additional participants will be able to enroll upon request and as space permits.
* Participants are strongly encouraged to attend all 3 Saturday trainings.
* Certificates of Completion will be granted only to those who attend all 18 hours of
training and complete homework assignments.
* To qualify as a Demonstration or Recognized Site for the Outdoor Classroom Project,
each center must have a teacher who has completed the Outdoor Classroom Project
Specialist I Training.
Required Texts & Pre-Training Assignments
The Outdoor Classroom Program Development and Staff Training Guide can only be purchased from our website www.outdoorclassroomproject.org. The Guide is required reading PRIOR to the start of the training. "Last Child in the Woods" and "Theories of Childhood" can be ordered from Amazon or your local bookstore.
Please contact Lynn Farwell at outdoor-classroom@caltech.edu or call (626) 296-1770 if you have questions about the Guide, required reading or pre-training assignments.
The Outdoor Classroom Program Development and Staff Training Guide
The Program Development and Staff Training Guide is required reading prior to training #1.
Last Child in the Woods: Saving Our Children From Nature-Deficit Disorder
by Richard Louv, Algonquin Press (now in paperback)
Theories of Childhood by Carol Garhart Mooney, Redleaf Press 2000
Prerequisite Reading & Assignments For First Day Of Training
This is a highly interactive seminar - please come prepared to participate in all activities.
* Read Outdoor Classroom Guide and Theories of Childhood.
* Bring five pictures of your center's existing playground area on a 20"x 30" poster board.
If multiple staff from the same center are attending, you may do this assignment with
your co-workers and submit one board for your center.
* Bring an item that represents a childhood memory or experience in nature you had as a
child.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
For more information about Outdoor Classroom Project Specialist Trainings please see Frequently Asked Questions on our website.
