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Save the Date!
Hi! Manitoba Nature Summit Inc. would like you to save the evening of Tuesday, March 12th on your calendar so that you can attend our first Annual General Meeting! We’d love to have you attend and share in creating our … Continue reading
Posted in Events, Nature Summit Organizing Committee, Support the Summit, Uncategorized
Tagged AGM, Annual General Meeting, MNS AGM, Nature Summit AGM, Save the Date
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Meet the Nature Summit Organizing Committee- Part 9
Meet Michele Henderson: “Why do I have to come in when the lights go on?” Why can’t I eat outside?” These were common questions asked by Michele when growing up and playing in the empty lot across the street or … Continue reading
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Tagged Michele Henderson, Nature Enthusiast, nature summit, Red River College
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Meet the Nature Summit Organizing Committee- Part 8
Meet Sigrid Quinn. Sigrid is one of the “newbies” here on the Nature Summit Organizing Committee. We are excited to have her join the group! Sigrid works for Manitoba Early Learning and Child Care as a Financial Analyst. Starts her day … Continue reading
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Tagged Manitoba Early Learning and Child Care, MEL&CC, Nature Summit Organizing Committee, Sigrid Quinn
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Meet the Nature Summit Organizing Committee- Part 7
Meet Maddi Kettner. Madeleine is an educator with a passion for taking children outdoors. She has worked as a nature interpreter at Fort Whyte Alive, Redwood National Park, and Whiteshell Provincial Park. She has also taught Outdoor Education at Foothill … Continue reading
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Tagged Madeleine Kettner, Volunteers
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Meet the Nature Summit Organizing Committee- Part 6
Meet Jamie Snydal! Affectionately known as Martha amongst committee members because not only is she always beyond organized in her projects but she also makes them look pretty and brings dainties to boot. Here’s what Jamie writes for herself: Hello … Continue reading
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Tagged fundraising, MNACC, nature education, vice chair
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Meet the Nature Summit Organizing Committee part 5
Hi. I’m Corine Anderson. I am the Curriculum and Inclusion Specialist at SPLASH Child Care Inc. were I work primarily with the school age children. I grew up in rural Saskatchewan and spent the bulk of my childhood building tree … Continue reading
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Tagged collect earthworms, Corine Anderson, Jump in Puddles, Manitoba Nature Action Collaborative for Children, Manitoba Nature Summit Inc., SASC, School Age Child Care, Snow forts, SPLASH Child Care Inc.
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Meet the Nature Summit Organizing Committee- Part 4
Meet Cheryl Tremblay. Despite the lack of smile in this photo she is a very cheerful person- she just doesn’t enjoy having her picture taken. If you work in ELCC in Manitoba it’s likely that you’ve already heard about Cheryl’s … Continue reading
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Tagged Cheryl's Child Care Blog, Family Childcare Provider, Gardening, hiking, MCCA, MNACC, nature education
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Meet the Nature Summit Organizing Committee – part 2
Meet Mavis Lewis-Webber! Mavis has been passionate about nature education her whole life and in the early ’90’s wrote “Earthcycles: Environmental Education for Preschool Children.” Mavis is excited to continue this journey and has evolved as the treasurer of the … Continue reading
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Tagged Earthcycles, Environmental Education, Environmental Education for Preschool Children, Mavis Lewis-Webber, Preschool children, treasurer
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Meet the Nature Summit Organizing Committee – part 1
Meet Ruth Lindsey-Armstrong. Although she will deny it vehemently she is the fearless leader- aka Chairperson of the Nature Summit. While there were a number of us all thinking the same things at the time, she was the one who … Continue reading
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Tagged Ruth Lindsey-Armstrong
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