FOR MORE INFORMATION ON THE VALUE OF CHILDREN LEARNING OUTDOORS
The national Children and Nature Network website has wonderful information on local initiatives, research, and special programs.
Our local San Diego Children and Nature collaborative.
San Diego Association for the Education of Young Children.
Information for gardening at schools, home, and much more.
San Diego Peace Garden offers family-focused events.
Parenting classes, children’s classes, personal development and so much more.
The Academy of Forest Kindergarten Teachers
Teacher training program for forest school staff.
Annual Forest School Teacher Conference: Reaching Nature Connection
June 25-26, 2016 – Santa Barbara, CA
GREAT BOOKS ABOUT CHILDREN & NATURE
Last Child in the Woods: Saving our Children from Nature-Deficit Disorder
by Richard Louv
The Geography of Childhood
by Gary Nabhan & Stephen Trimble
The Sense of Wonder
by Rachel Carson
OTHER CALIFORNIA FOREST SCHOOLS
Berkeley Forest School
Early Ecology
Earthroots
Parks + Creation
Tender Tracks
Wild Roots Forest School
Wilderness Youth Project