#62 Children And Nature

Why Children Need Nature
Stephen R. Kellert, Ph.D., Tweedy/Ordway Professor of Social Ecology, Co- Director of the Hixon Center for Urban Ecology, Yale School of Forestry & Environmental Studies, Yale University, New Haven, CT

Designing for Play in Nature
Robin C. Moore, Director, Natural Learning Institute, Prof of Landscape Architecture, NC State University, Raleigh, NC

Natural Play and Narrative
Philip Waters, Eden Project, Cornwall, England, UK

We Grew It!: Enrichment Through Sustainable Gardening in Elementary School
Melissa Scott Kozak, M.S., and Jennifer McCreight, Child & Family Development, The University of Georgia, Athens, GA

Nature Experience in Pre-School Outdoor Play Areas
Camilla Rice, Assistant Professor, University of Nebraska, Lincoln, NE.

Asheville's K-12 School Green Retrofit Initiatives
Tamara Graham, Independent design consultant, Landscape Designer, Asheville, NC

A Grassroots Effort to Renew the Schoolyard
Katie Kingery-Page, and Jon Hunt, Assistant Professors, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS

Sustainable Place-based Educational settings
David Kamp, FASLA, LF, President, Dirtworks, PC Landscape Architecture, New York, NY

Green “Edutainment” in a Community
Eileen Vandoros, M.I.A., Community Program Manager, Madison Gas and Electric, Madison, WI

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