ONbECE Newsletter 11-March 18, 2024

Ohio Nature-Based Early Childhood Education Collaborative

Spring News

ONbECECollaborative Highlights!

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The Ohio Association for the Education of Young Children (OAEYC) Conference

This year, the conference has a Nature-based track with all sessions Ohio Approved! Here are a sample of those sessions by our Leadership Team board members!

Presenter: Carol Juergemeier & Emily Johnson

Saturday 8:30-10 am

Title: Outside Matters: How Nature Can Enable Us to Feel Healthier, More Creative, More Empathetic and Engaged as Teachers

Length: 1.5 Hours

Presenter: Rachel Konerman

Saturday 1:00-2:30 pm

Title: STEM in the PlayScape: Engaging Children and Enhancing the Environment (Part 1)

Length: 1.5 Hours

Presenter: Rachel Konerman

Saturday 3:00-4:30pm

Title: STEM in the PlayScape: Engaging Children and Enhancing the Environment (Part 2)

Length: 1.5 Hours

Presenter: Meredith Florkey

Saturday 8:00-10:00am

Title: Outdoors to Build Executive FUNction!

Length: 2 Hours

Presenter: Meredith Florkey

Saturday 1:00-2:00pm

Title: Risks Vs. Hazards in the Outdoors

Length: 1 Hour

Presenter: Meredith Florkey

Saturday 3:00-4:00

Title: Enhancing Learning with the Power of Our Senses Outdoors

Length: 1 Hour

Upcoming Professional Development

Contact Michelle Bock for RSVP sewnatural@gmail.com 440-320-1354

A big thank you to Michelle for the vision and action it takes to host this type of event!

Nature-Based Learning & Environmental Education RESOURCES

We hope that our members invest and support in Indigenous peoples around the world. Urban Native Collective invites folks to the following local events.