Workshops- Exploring Ecology in Art
Using a sampling of activities from Assiniboine Park‘s art programming, we will get the creative energies flowing by using nature to inspire a variety of art projects. We will take two hours to play outdoors,…
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…
Workshops- Reflections on Norwegian Early Childhood Education and Care
Meet Stephanie De Sousa she is an early childhood educator, from Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Formally trained as an architect, she soon realized her passions lay in education- more specifically nature education. She has studied ECEC…
May 1st is International Guerrilla Gardening Day
Did you know that May 1st is International Guerilla Gardening Day? Wikipedia defines Guerilla Gardening as ” gardening on land that the gardeners do not have legal right to use, often an abandoned site or…
Get outside and do a Jane’s Walk
image from JaneJacobs.biography It is futile to try to evade the issue of unsafe city streets by attempting to make some other features of a locality, say interior courtyards, or sheltered play spaces, safe instead.…
Springtime Inspiration
I just spent the day at ‘Gardening Saturday’ and now I’m itching to start digging in the mud. The weather is fabulous so hopefully you’ll be spending some time outdoors. If you can’t get out…
Top Ten Reasons to Garden with Children 3
1. Nutrition 2. Gardner in the Garden 3. Loving the Natural Environment 4. Increased Sensory Experiences 5. Food Security 6. Wonder and Discovery 7. Establish Nature Routines 8. Emergent Learning 9. Community 10. Hard Work…
The Power of T.W.O
The last MNACC meeting was about last years Two Week Outdoors challenge that was started by a few Winnipeg ELCC(Early Learning and Child Care) programs. As usual it was an inspiring and thought provoking gathering…
Meeting of the Minds (and wallets)
“I’d say it’s been my biggest problem all my life…money. It takes a lot of money to make these dreams come true” Walt Disney If you’ve never been to a Manitoba Nature Action Collaborative for…
Another Month Closer
Nature Summit 2012 is getting closer. The list of things that need to be done is becoming much longer. Excitement is growing. Our next big event — the ‘Dinner and a Movie‘ fundraiser — is…
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