An alliance of environmental educators who connect and teach people of all ages about their natural environment. Kids grow better outside!
Northern Virginia
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Come see @NoVAOutside on Saturday, June 8, 11-3, at the Fair Lakes @WholeFoods to learn about this alliance of outdoor & environmental educators, a partner in the WFM Nickels for Nonprofits program. #wholefoodsfairlakes #outdooreducation #environmentaleducation #nonprofit
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"We may be educators or parents but we also are all former children." @earlyspacenancy invites us to remember the colors, textures, smells and magic of childhood. #NaturePlayAtHome #booklaunch @NoVAOutside
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Perfect kindergarten homework: touch the earth every day! @earlyspacenancy @NoVAOutside #NaturePlayAtHome #booklaunch
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Nature play supports the development of proprioceptive and vestibular senses @earlyspacenancy @timberpress @NoVAOutside #NaturePlayAtHome #natureplay
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Pairs of playhouses add opportunities for more social interactions and imaginative play
@earlyspacenancy @NoVAOutside @timberpress #NaturePlayAtHome #booklaunch #natureplay #children
Join us tomorrow 4/7 at lovely Historic Blenheim in #FairfaxCounty to hear from @NoVAOutside leadership team member Nancy Striniste @earlyspacenancy at #NaturePlayAtHome book launch event, a benefit for the work we do to connect #children to the #outdoors bit.ly/NaturePlayAtHomeLaunc…
Congrats to #loudounseas on its inaugural Student Environmental Action Showcase! Pictured: expo hall & keynote speaker h.s. junior Grace Maloney, co-owner of @GrowGreenly which won first place + $10,000 grant in the @incubatoredu National Pitch in Chicago. #youth #environment
Congrats to @NoVAOutside leadership team member Nancy Striniste @earlyspacenancy on the publication of her book #NaturePlayAtHome from @timberpress Come hear Nancy disucss the book on Sunday 4/7 at 3:30 p.m. in Fairfax & benefit NoVA Outside! bit.ly/NaturePlayAtHomeLaunc… #booklaunch
Book Talk & Reception for #NaturePlayAtHome 4/7 at 3:30 in Fairfax! Hear author & @NoVAOutside leadership team member Nancy Striniste @earlyspacenancy talk about importance of nature play for children & offer how-tos. Tickets bit.ly/NaturePlayAtHomeLaunc… Event benefits NoVA Outside!
Thanks to all who came to our Educator Social! Terrific night of connection and sharing! Recap at novaoutside.org/february-201… #novaoutside #educators #community #outdoorlearning #environmentaleducation #naturebasedlearning
Registration is open! 4/7 launch of @NoVAOutside Leadership Team member Nancy Strinste's book Nature Play at Home: Creating Outdoor Spaces that Connect Children with the Natural World. @earlyspacenancy Networking + talk bit.ly/NaturePlayAtHomeLaunc… #natureplayathome #outdoorlearning
Educator Social 2/11 at Shirlington Library! 7:00-8:30 p.m. for all #educators & parents into #outdoorlearning & #environmental & #naturebased #learning to #network and #connect + Learn about #NoVASEAS19 student environmental action showcase April 23! bit.ly/Feb11SocialRSVP
1st 2018 Virginia Assoc of #EnviroEd VAEE Board meeting 5/ 21, 10 am - 4 pm at Brock Environmental Center/ @chesapeakebay in VA Beach. Lunch. RSVP by 5/15 to helen AT lrnow.org or 757-438-6009. @VIMS_News
"New Year's Resolution: Advocating For Green Schools" ow.ly/ULUV30hRsSe via @GreenSchoolsAll by @NoVAOutside member @MelanieForEdu
“More young people need to know how that what they do everyday can harm the watershed” - high school student at @USFWSNCTC w/ NOAA, @chesapeakebay. @fcpsGet2Green
Students have 6 breaks daily, 4 that last for 10 minutes & two 45-minute breaks...it's standard practice in Finland, where it's mandatory for students to take a 15-minute break every hour. HT @GreenSchoolsAll
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From The Courier: This school keeps kids 'ready to go' with Finnish break ow.ly/3yzo30g1Mcr
Three Thoughts for Motivating Your School to Go Green, via @MelanieForEdu & @GreenSchoolsAll ow.ly/gWs330fCbWS @VDOE_News
"Equity and Inclusion when Connecting Youth Outdoors: A Case Study" by @YouthOutside HT @ChildrenNature ow.ly/rMdr30ft223