Nature Explore Workshops Coming to Norfolk, NE!

The Arbor Day Foundation and Dimensions Educational Research Foundation in collaboration with Nebraska Early Learning Connection and the Northeast Chapter of NEAEYC proudly invite you to Nature Explore workshops devoted to reconnecting children with nature.

Friday, June 1, 2018

6:15 p.m. – 9:15 p.m. The Arts and Nature

1. Interaction with the natural world helps to inspire creative thinking and supports cognitive, perceptual, emotional and imaginative development.
2. Artistic experiences can help children make sense of their environment and provide a format to express their interpretations of the world around them.
3. The Look-Move-Build-Sketch planning tool can be used to support and strengthen visual-spatial thinking and all other modes of learning.
4. Natural elements can be the focal point viewed as a work of art, can be the materials used in an art process, and can be represented through art experiences in a variety of ways.

Saturday, June 2, 2018

9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m Wonder-Filled Beginnings 

1. Infants and toddlers learn through rich, open-ended sensory experiences.
2. Interactions with natural materials support whole–child learning.
3. Careful observations, reflection and planning create beneficial learning experiences in nature for this age group.

**Photo and video may be taken at this event. If you would like to be excluded from video or photographs, please contact info@natureexplore.org.