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Top 10 things to do support your child’s learning, Forest School Style
Top 10 things to do outside with your kids: Forest School Style! by Leah Edmonds Playing outside with the children you care for is a great way to spend quality time. Here are some tips on how to maximize your child’s … Continue reading
Posted in Blog, General, Nature Summit Organizing Committee, Uncategorized
Tagged Adventure, early childhood education, ECE, Forest School, Forest School Canada, Free Range Kids, kids and nature, Leah Edmonds, manitoba, nature education, Outdoor Play
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Trivia Night with Manitoba Nature Summit
Join us Saturday, November 14th, 2015 at the St.James Legion (1755 Portage Ave) for a super fun evening of Trivia and Socializing!! Tickets are $10 a person. Optimum group size at a table is 8-10 people. If you don’t have … Continue reading
Posted in Blog, Events, General, Support the Summit
Tagged MNS Fundraiser, MNS Trivia Night
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Celebrate Child Day
INVITES YOU TO… CELEBRATE NATIONAL CHILD DAY! Saturday, November 22 11am-2pm Meet at Assiniboine Park’s Duck Pond for some mini-outdoor play workshops followed by warm fire side discussions and community building! Together we’ll start building a community of play … Continue reading
Posted in Blog, Events, General, Uncategorized, Workshops
Tagged Child Day Nature Play, Manitoba Nature Summit Children's Day
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City Kids in a City Forest- Day 1
Part 2 of a series of posts that share how one Early Childhood Educator and her colleagues bring some of the children in their care to Assiniboine Forest once a week for 6 weeks to offer them an experience with Forest School principles in … Continue reading
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Tagged Adventure, children and nature, early childhood education, ECE, geocaching, geocaching with children, letsgetoutside, manitoba, nature education, Outdoor Play
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Child Stress- Schedule Less & Play More- Guest Blog by Leah Edmonds
Child Stress- Schedule Less & Play More by Leah Edmonds from playschoollessons.blogspot.ca Globally, parents and educators are working towards raising healthy children who are able to live long, successful lives. We want to give them the tools, skills and experiences that … Continue reading
Posted in Blog, General, Nature Summit Organizing Committee
Tagged child stress, Forest School Canada, free play, Helicopter parenting, Leah Edmonds, Manitoba Nature Summit, Outdoor Play, over scheduling children, reduce child stress
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The Power of Networking
Position yourself as a center of influence – the one who knows the movers and shakers. People will respond to that, and you’ll soon become what you project. Bob Burg If you are new, you won’t know that Manitoba Nature … Continue reading
Posted in Blog, General, Summit 2012
Tagged Manitoba Nature Summit Inc., networking, New Nature Movement
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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
Posted in Blog, General, News, Past Committee Members, Uncategorized
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
Posted in Blog, General, Nature Summit Organizing Committee, News
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 – our Committee Co-Chair. Madeleine Baisburd is a teacher with a passion for getting kids outdoors. She teaches upper elementary school in Seven Oaks School Divison, a career she came to after a background working in the outdoor … Continue reading
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Tagged Madeleine Kettner, Volunteers
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Workshops- Seed Paper Making and Outdoor Nature Hike
Deanna Kazina has worked with Bridging The Gap, since 2007 as an interpreter and is presently the Program Manager. She has spent many years working with children from Winnipeg’s core neighbourhoods teaching gardening and environmental issues. She holds a deep passion for … Continue reading
Posted in Blog, Events, General, Summit 2012, Workshops
Tagged Bridging the Gap, Deanna Kazina, Manitoba Nature Summit Inc. Workshops, nature summit
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