When
Fall 2017 Series of 3 Workshops:
Workshop #1 - Saturday, November 11, 2017
Workshop #2 - Saturday, December 9, 2017
Workshop #3 - Saturday, January 6, 2018
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.
Where
St. Paul's Episcopal Church Preschool
1221 Wass Street
Tustin, CA 92780
Outdoor Classroom Project Demontration Site
Contacts
Lynn Farwell
Manager of Operations
Outdoor Classroom Project
747.217.0713 or 626.296.1770
lfarwell@caltech.edu
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.
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 Orange County California
Fall 2017
A series of three full-day Saturday workshops
November 11, 2017 ~ December 9, 2017 ~ January 6, 2018
We are pleased to announce the Fall 2017 Outdoor Classroom Project Specialist Level I Training Series in Orange County California. This inspiring and educational training series will provide early childhood professionals a unique opportunity to acquire enhanced skills for cultivating and sustaining the Outdoor Classroom at their centers. The Specialist Level I Training consists of three full day workshops on Saturdays at St. Paul's Episcopal Chuch Preshool in Tustin. As part of the training experience, participants will have the opportunity to explore the grounds and see the application of Outdoor Classroom philosophy in the play yard design of this Outdoor Classroom Project® Demonstation Site Center.
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 Los Angeles, Marin, Orange, Santa Barbara, Santa Clara, San Diego, San Luis Obispo, Riverside, and Ventura counties. For more information, please visit our website outdoorclassroomproject.org.
Workshops
Fundamentals of Anchoring the Outdoor Classroom
* 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, December 9, 2017
Evaluating Outdoor Programs and Environments
Saturday, January 6, 2018
Fundamentals of Implementing the Outdoor Classroom
Fees
The registration fee is $395 and includes three full-day training sessions with continental breakfast, lunch, afternoon snack, binder, handouts, and Certificate of Completion.
There is a 10% discount for staff from Outdoor Classroom Project Demonstration or Recognized Sites. The discounted fee is $355.00. If you have questions, please email Lynn Farwell at lfarwell@caltech.edu.
There is a $25 fee to make-up a missed workshop from a previous Specialist Level I Training Series.
Note for staff from centers in Santa Barbara County: If you are making up a missed workshop from a Specialist Level I training previously funded by the Orfalea Foundation, the fee is $132 per missed session ($119 DSN Discount Rate).
Cancellation Policy: You can obtain a partial refund of your fee minus a $35 administrative charge as late as Friday, November 3, 2017. Beginning November 4th, any fee paid is non-refundable. Any cancellations must be in writing via email to outdoor-classroom@caltech.edu.
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.
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 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 lfarwell@caltech.edu or our office 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
$19.99 plus shipping and handling and 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.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
For more information about Outdoor Classroom Project Specialist Trainings please see Frequently Asked Questions on our website.
