Comments on: Nature Quotes http://natureforkids.net Encouragement and ideas concerning wholesome outdoor recreation for kids and their parents Thu, 11 Mar 2010 21:44:18 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7.1 hourly 1 By: shawna http://natureforkids.net/outdoor-quotes/comment-page-1/#comment-1442 shawna Mon, 15 Dec 2008 16:31:09 +0000 http://natureforkids.net/?page_id=16#comment-1442 Lorie, thank you so very much for your nice comments. I think your outdoor classroom is something that should be established in every school district! Good luck with your efforts! Keep me posted on any new developments. I'd love to talk about it here at Nature For Kids. Thanks for the heads up on The Leadership Ranch. I looked into it and it looks like a great learning environment! My husband worked at a similar institute in Driggs, Idaho (Badger Creek Outdoor Learning Center) Take care - Shawna Lorie, thank you so very much for your nice comments. I think your outdoor classroom is something that should be established in every school district! Good luck with your efforts! Keep me posted on any new developments. I’d love to talk about it here at Nature For Kids. Thanks for the heads up on The Leadership Ranch. I looked into it and it looks like a great learning environment! My husband worked at a similar institute in Driggs, Idaho (Badger Creek Outdoor Learning Center) Take care - Shawna

]]> By: Lorie Sly http://natureforkids.net/outdoor-quotes/comment-page-1/#comment-1441 Lorie Sly Sat, 13 Dec 2008 21:27:23 +0000 http://natureforkids.net/?page_id=16#comment-1441 Shawna, I LOVE what you are doing! Thanks for your dedication to sharing and networking and promoting nature. I teach kindergarten, and this past spring I put an outdoor classroom (seven raised beds nestled in creek gravel, waterfall, observation benches, trap doors to peek at decomposers, bird baths and feeders, compost...) in an unused courtyard at our school. I am working to obtain and organize materials and curriculum for teachers and families. This year I take my class out weekly and we observe changes, search for things, raise questions, and so on. In time I'd like to create a position for myself as environmental educator for the district and take ALL kids into our garden, help organize family field trips and days OUT. Thanks again for sharing. I really enjoyed flipping about your site. I'd also love to connect you with my neighbor, Tim Eberle, of The Leadership Ranch, in Republic, Missouri. He has a ropes course (and much more)and runs lots of school kids through on field trips. If you ever come to SW Missouri, look us up!! Lorie Sly Shawna,

I LOVE what you are doing! Thanks for your dedication to sharing and networking and promoting nature. I teach kindergarten, and this past spring I put an outdoor classroom (seven raised beds nestled in creek gravel, waterfall, observation benches, trap doors to peek at decomposers, bird baths and feeders, compost…) in an unused courtyard at our school. I am working to obtain and organize materials and curriculum for teachers and families. This year I take my class out weekly and we observe changes, search for things, raise questions, and so on. In time I’d like to create a position for myself as environmental educator for the district and take ALL kids into our garden, help organize family field trips and days OUT. Thanks again for sharing. I really enjoyed flipping about your site.

I’d also love to connect you with my neighbor, Tim Eberle, of The Leadership Ranch, in Republic, Missouri. He has a ropes course (and much more)and runs lots of school kids through on field trips. If you ever come to SW Missouri, look us up!!
Lorie Sly

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