Natural Playgrounds Company Helps Worlds Children Get Nature
Summary
How else will they learn to value nature and take care of it when they grow up?” US Department of Health and Human Services Keynote speaker, Dr. Joan Lombardi, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Early Childhood Development, said: “Encouraging young children to enjoy, understand, and value nature, contributes to their health and well-being and helps them develop a sense of discovery.Research shows this is critical to a successful education.” Teams from the US as well as from nations as diverse as Qatar, Peru, Scotland, Swaziland, Kenya, Malaysia, Montenegro, Bangladesh, Belize, and Bolivia, participated in the Forum.The teams will be supported by an online Environmental Action Kit sponsored by IBM Global Work/Life Fund and created by Dimensions Educational Research Foundation.How else will they learn to value nature and take care of it when they grow up?”US Department of Health and Human Services Keynote speaker, Dr. Joan Lombardi, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Early Childhood Development, said:“Encouraging young children to enjoy, understand, and value nature, contributes to their health and well-being and helps them develop a sense of discovery.Research shows this is critical to a successful education.”Teams from the US as well as from nations as diverse as Qatar, Peru, Scotland, Swaziland, Kenya, Malaysia, Montenegro, Bangladesh, Belize, and Bolivia, participated in the Forum.The teams focused on creating nature-friendly spaces for children, adopting public policy, supporting families, hosting conferences and community forums, and creating multi-disciplinary college courses.By training nature action teams from around the world how to connect children with nature in their communities, regions, and nations, the Forum begins fulfilling its mission to nurture 2,000,000 children to be future environmental stewards.This Nature Action Forum is a featured project of the Clinton Global Initiative and is the third successful working forum on nature education sponsored by the World Forum Foundation.The teams will be supported by an online Environmental Action Kit sponsored by IBM Global Work/Life Fund and created by Dimensions Educational Research Foundation.Additional information, pictures of Natural Playgrounds, and articles and research about natural play are provided on the Natural Playgrounds Company website naturalplaygrounds.com### Contact Information Natural Playgrounds Company Ron King 603-228-0476 http://www.naturalplaygrounds.com Click here to view the list of recent Press Releases from Natural Playgrounds Company Promote Your Business Press Release Pricing Email this page to a friend