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About this Event
This is registration for both workshop dates - August 11 and 25 6:30-8:30pm on Zoom

 

Raise your hand if you're interested in learning tools and activities to integrate Nature          Education into your practice! Now raise your other hand if you don't feel safe or comfortable implementing outdoor/nature education/play. For those of you that have both hands raised, this presentation is for you! In this workshop, we will focus on how to feel safe and comfortable   integrating Nature Education into your practice while sharing ideas that make this integration accessible to implement and bring to your  program immediately. In doing so, we will begin by discussing the definition, history, philosophy and benefits of Nature Education, how to integrate Nature Education in any and all child care facilities and school settings, requirements for a    successful Nature Education program, policies & procedures (weather, wildlife, First Aid, etc.), program supplies, recommended gear, resources, team building activities & group cooperative games and processing & reflection circles. Come join us for a fun and engaging presentation, where my goal is to inspire you to learn these tools and activities to take back with you to your practice.

Jarrett Krentzel is the Founder/Director of Hand-In-Hand Nature Education Inc. (HIH), an outdoor educational program located in the Comox Valley and Campbell River designed to offer a unique childhood learning experience for children 2 – 17 years old. Jarrett has over 20 years of experience teaching nature education from preschools to universities in British Columbia, Yukon, New York, Oregon and California. He is a member of the BC Nature’s Education Committee,   Outdoor Early Learning Association of BC, PLAY Comox Valley, Comox Valley Nature Educators, Cumberland’s Ecology of the Forest Committee and Acorn Collective. Jarrett is the co-founder of Cascadian Crusaders, co-author/publisher of a children’s illustrated environmental superhero book called The Great Plastic Round-up, former Vice President for the Comox Valley Naturalists Society and former co-leader of NatureKids BC. With Jarrett’s belief that nature is our ultimate teacher and we are nature’s ultimate students, his mission with HIH is to create a safe and comfortable natural learning environment so that children can develop a strong educational foundation where they can play, learn and connect in nature.

 

This workshop will be held online through the Zoom platform.

You will need access to a laptop, tablet or computer with a camera or audio capabilities to join us.

A link to the presentation will be emailed to you the day before the workshop. Please click the link ten minutes before the workshop begins to join us. Further instructions will be included in the email.

For faster access you can download Zoom for free at https://zoom.us/signup

For more information please call 604 533 4425

About this Event
This is registration for one workshop dates - August 11  6:30-8:30pm on Zoom

 

Raise your hand if you're interested in learning tools and activities to integrate Nature          Education into your practice! Now raise your other hand if you don't feel safe or comfortable implementing outdoor/nature education/play. For those of you that have both hands raised, this presentation is for you! In this workshop, we will focus on how to feel safe and comfortable   integrating Nature Education into your practice while sharing ideas that make this integration accessible to implement and bring to your  program immediately. In doing so, we will begin by discussing the definition, history, philosophy and benefits of Nature Education, how to integrate Nature Education in any and all child care facilities and school settings, requirements for a    successful Nature Education program, policies & procedures (weather, wildlife, First Aid, etc.), program supplies, recommended gear, resources, team building activities & group cooperative games and processing & reflection circles. Come join us for a fun and engaging presentation, where my goal is to inspire you to learn these tools and activities to take back with you to your practice.

Jarrett Krentzel is the Founder/Director of Hand-In-Hand Nature Education Inc. (HIH), an outdoor educational program located in the Comox Valley and Campbell River designed to offer a unique childhood learning experience for children 2 – 17 years old. Jarrett has over 20 years of experience teaching nature education from preschools to universities in British Columbia, Yukon, New York, Oregon and California. He is a member of the BC Nature’s Education Committee,   Outdoor Early Learning Association of BC, PLAY Comox Valley, Comox Valley Nature Educators, Cumberland’s Ecology of the Forest Committee and Acorn Collective. Jarrett is the co-founder of Cascadian Crusaders, co-author/publisher of a children’s illustrated environmental superhero book called The Great Plastic Round-up, former Vice President for the Comox Valley Naturalists Society and former co-leader of NatureKids BC. With Jarrett’s belief that nature is our ultimate teacher and we are nature’s ultimate students, his mission with HIH is to create a safe and comfortable natural learning environment so that children can develop a strong educational foundation where they can play, learn and connect in nature.

 

This workshop will be held online through the Zoom platform.

You will need access to a laptop, tablet or computer with a camera or audio capabilities to join us.

A link to the presentation will be emailed to you the day before the workshop. Please click the link ten minutes before the workshop begins to join us. Further instructions will be included in the email.

For faster access you can download Zoom for free at https://zoom.us/signup

For more information please call 604 533 4425

About this Event
This is registration for both workshop dates - August 25 6:30-8:30pm on Zoom

 

Now that you attended Part 1, where you have learned tools and activities to integrate Nature Education into your practice in a safe or comfortable way, we will continue by discussing the   definition, history, benefits and categories of Risky Play, differences between boredom and    anxiety with respects to playing in FLOW, the RISK Triangle (a concept developed by Jarrett Krentzel), site assessment and risk management in  regards to mitigating risks versus hazards, requirement for successful Risky Play and how to work within the requirements and regulations of licencing regarding Risky Play. We welcome you to continue joining us for another fun and        engaging presentation, where my goal is to raise your awareness of Risky Play and create a      positive association to all of its benefits!

 

Jarrett Krentzel is the Founder/Director of Hand-In-Hand Nature Education Inc. (HIH), an outdoor educational program located in the Comox Valley and Campbell River designed to offer a unique childhood learning experience for children 2 – 17 years old. Jarrett has over 20 years of experience teaching nature education from preschools to universities in British Columbia, Yukon, New York, Oregon and California. He is a member of the BC Nature’s Education Committee,   Outdoor Early Learning Association of BC, PLAY Comox Valley, Comox Valley Nature Educators, Cumberland’s Ecology of the Forest Committee and Acorn Collective. Jarrett is the co-founder of Cascadian Crusaders, co-author/publisher of a children’s illustrated environmental superhero book called The Great Plastic Round-up, former Vice President for the Comox Valley Naturalists Society and former co-leader of NatureKids BC. With Jarrett’s belief that nature is our ultimate teacher and we are nature’s ultimate students, his mission with HIH is to create a safe and comfortable natural learning environment so that children can develop a strong educational foundation where they can play, learn and connect in nature.

 

This workshop will be held online through the Zoom platform.

You will need access to a laptop, tablet or computer with a camera or audio capabilities to join us.

A link to the presentation will be emailed to you the day before the workshop. Please click the link ten minutes before the workshop begins to join us. Further instructions will be included in the email.

For faster access you can download Zoom for free at https://zoom.us/signup

For more information please call 604 533 4425