Denny McFadden is a retired teacher whose dream was to introduce urban youth to the great outdoors. “For many years while teaching in the Cincinnati Public School district, I facilitated annual team building canoe trips for students and fellow teachers. During those outdoor adventures, I witnessed a number of amazing things happen among our students [...]
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News from the Children & Nature Network
- GRAND IDEAS! 21 Great Ways Grandparents and Grandfriends Can Connect Kids to Nature May 1, 2013 Richard Louv
- ON ANGEL MOUNTAIN: In a Place Beyond Facebook, Time Stops April 28, 2013 Richard Louv
- NATURE: A GRANDPARENT’S BEST FRIEND April 28, 2013 Avery Cleary
- THE FORESTS WHERE WE LIVE: Six Life & Death Reasons We Need Our City Trees April 19, 2013 Nancy J. Hughes
- CHILDREN & NATURE BELONG DOWNTOWN: Let’s Create a New Vision April 16, 2013 Mary Vogel
For Parents and Mentors
The new edition of Leave No Child Inside--Greater Cincinnati's Grow Outside Guide to Outdoor Play is available on-line. In addition to the original articles on The Child Friendly Backyard, Fun Ideas for Kids and Zip To It listing of parks and greenspaces, the latest edition also includes a section on Nature for All Abilities and an expanded list of resources for parents.
Click here to view the Guide as a booklet, or here to download the pdf.
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Click here to view the Guide as a booklet, or here to download the pdf.
We invite you to visit our Parents Page by clicking the tab at the top of the page.
Browsing Posts in K-12 Education
In response to the growing body of evidence presented in Richard Louv’s Last Child in the Woods: Saving our Children from Nature Deficit Disorder, there is wide-spread recognition that children benefit in a variety of ways from unstructured play in a natural setting – not just physically, but also in terms of cognitive development, mental [...]
Programs that get kids moving safely through neighborhoods are integral to healthy communities and assist in connecting kids to nearby nature. Safe Routes to School (SRTS) is a national program designed to assess conditions and facilitate in improving them so students are able to safely walk and bike to school. The program engages community partners in [...]
Cincinnati Public Schools Fifth Quarter Program Includes EarthSmart Institute Jim Shelton meets with Fifth Quarter Planners and CPS Parents. Jim Shelton meets with Fifth Quarter Planners and CPS Parents In an innovative program designed to stem the loss of learning that takes place during the summer for many students, Cincinnati Public Schools offered a Fifth [...]
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