Nature Connection and Regenerative Leade...

We are very excited about this new educational opportunity!  Check it out and share with friends and associates. This summer, UVM, 8 Shields Institute, and Shelburne Farms are partnering to offer a new program/course called Nature Connection and Regenerative Leadership. This program will take participants on an experiential journey; exploring practices, principles, and core routines that foster deep and long-lasting relationships and connections to nature and place.  We will also explore leadership practices for creating change in our own communities, organizations,...

Clip from Post Film Discussion...

A year ago, the Burlington, VT premiere of Mother Nature’s Child was attended by an audience of more than 200, most of whom stayed for the post-film discussion with a panel moderated by Walter Poleman, lecturer and Associate Director of the Field Naturalist Graduate Program at the University of Vermont. Here one viewer asks about how the Baltimore schools in the film were able to create programs to get their students outside. Director Camilla Rockwell responds briefly and refers the question to Walter to talk about what is happening in Burlington. An additional...

“Docs in the Park” Baltimore...

This is the kind of collaboration we need in every community! We are delighted to report that, once again, Baltimore’s Docs in the Park initiative will be holding an all day event at Gwynns Falls/Leakin Park on Saturday, March 31st from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Docs in the Park is a community-supported health initiative that aims to reconnect children and families to nature and encourage outdoor activity. The initiative features woodland hikes, nature walks, free healthy food along with children’s activities including pogo stick races, jump rope, kickball, rock...

Nature Pre-School Workshop!...

We are delighted to announce that Antioch University New England will be holding a daylong workshop entitled “Nature Pre-Schools and Forest Kindergartens” from 9 a.m. – 4 p.m. on Wednesday, May 16th. The day will open with a talk by David Sobel, who was featured in Mother Nature’s Child and whose terrific new book Wild Play was published last year. The schedule also includes field trips, sessions with childhood educators, and lunch. The Harris Center for Conservation Education and Sophia’s Hearth Family Center are co-sponsoring the event....

Colorado Environmental Film Festival Sel...

Mother Nature’s Child has been selected to screen at the 6th Annual Colorado Environmental Film Festival, held in Golden, Colorado from February 23-25,...