Nature Explore Workshop Coming to Pasadena, California

The Arbor Day Foundation and Dimensions Educational Research Foundation in collaboration with Kidspace Children's Museum proudly invite you to Nature Explore workshops devoted to reconnecting children with nature.

WORKSHOP SCHEDULE

Monday, May 20, 2013

9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. The Importance of Visual-Spatial Learning

Discover tools for providing more authentic learning opportunities for children in both built and natural environments and through purposeful movement. Gain a deeper understanding of why visual-spatial learning is important and how the visual-spatial learner is often misunderstood. Explore techniques for supporting each child’s unique talents and abilities, and ways to use the natural world as a link to oral and written literacy.

 

LUNCH ON YOU OWN

1:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. Moving to Learn

 

Discover effective techniques for providing indoor and outdoor movement activities that help children develop body control, gain knowledge about the world, and enjoy an outlet for emotional expression. Explore how motor development is important for children’s neural processing, especially for kinesthetic learners. Learn ways joyful movement experiences can help support children’s individual needs and behavior challenges.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Register Now!