STEM Ed Announcement: Growing Up Wild Workshop

[Morton Sternheim <mort@k12s.phast.umass.edu>]

This is not a UMass Amherst program.
Contact information is below.
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Professional Development Workshop

 

Growing Up WILD: Exploring Nature with Young Children is an early childhood
education activity guide that builds on childrens sense of wonder about
nature and invites them to explore wildlife and the world around them.
Through a wide range of activities and experiences, it provides a foundation
for developing positive impressions about nature while also building
lifelong social and cognitive skills. Workshop participants will receive a
copy of the guide and certificate of completion.

 

Growing Up WILDs activity guide:

  Is written for early childhood educators of children ages 3-7.

  Features 27 field-tested, hands-on, nature-based activities in a
full-color 11x17  activity guide.
  Includes crafts, art projects, music, conservation activities, reading and
math connections and much 
      more.    

  Involves social, emotional, physical, language, and cognitive domains to
help foster learning and 
      development in all areas.

  Supports developmentally appropriate practice allowing children to learn
at levels that are 
      individually, socially, and culturally appropriate.

  Is correlated to the National Association for the Education of Young
Children (NAEYC) Standards and 
      the Head Start Domains.

 

Get Growing Up WILD: 

 

Date: Saturday May 8, 2010                          Time:  9:00 a.m.  3:30
p.m.


Location:  Red Gate Farm Education Center, Buckland, MA     
                      www.redgatefarm.org for directions

 

Workshop fee:  $25/person (pre-registration required) 


To register: Contact  Pam Landry at pam.landry@state.ma.us or (508) 389-6310

                         Registration deadline April 24


   
Please:
bring lunch & a mug 
wear comfortable clothes for outdoor  activities           

 
Pam Landry 
Education Coordinator 
MassWildlife 
1 Rabbit Hill Road 
Westboro, MA 01581 
(508) 389-6310 
(508) 389-7890 (Fax) 
pam.landry@state.ma.us 
www.masswildlife.org 
  
Growing Up WILD: Exploring Nature with Young Children 
Workshops for early childhood educators  
  
Project WILD 
Workshops for K-12 educators 
  
Junior Duck Stamp 
'Connecting Children with Nature through Science and Art'