Archive for the ‘Statewide’ Category
Wednesday, March 24th, 2010
Initiatives to connect and re-connect children and families to the outdoors are expanding on many levels and in new ways across our nation and in Ohio. On April 9th leaders from Ohio representing a variety of sectors such as parks and recreation, education, health and urban planning will participate in ...
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Thursday, January 7th, 2010
The Leave No Child INSIDE Central Ohio Collaborative invites you to a meeting!
Please come and hear updates from all the teams that formed last fall! They have been working very hard and are eager to share their progress.
When: Tuesday Jan. 19 NOON - 1 p.m.
Where: Westerville Public Library
Cost: Free
Important: ...
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Wednesday, December 9th, 2009
A group of people interested in forming a Leave No Child Inside Collaborative in Northeast Ohio met for the first time this month, and they didn't waste any time!
To read about their meeting and learn more about what is going on statewide, head on over to the statewide blog located ...
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Tuesday, December 8th, 2009
Miami University now offers online professional development for teachers, including access to Project Learning Tree training. Check out www.muohio.edu/discovery
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Monday, November 16th, 2009
EE Advocates -
Attached is a Governors' Dear Colleague letter supporting full funding for the Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF), which provides matching grants to states and local units of government to acquire and develop parkland and protect natural resources. The LWCF grant program has benefited all 88 counties in ...
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Thursday, October 8th, 2009
We were lucky enough to have Betsy Townsend from The Leave No Child Inside Greater Cincinnati collaborative who has been working with the Children and Nature Network and also attended their National Gathering in Colorado.
Here is her report:
NATIONAL GATHERING HIGHLIGHTS
The theme this year was “Making Connections”. It was about ...
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Monday, October 5th, 2009
Student gardeners learn land’s lessons
Edible gardens take root at more area schools
By Sara Cunningham • scunningham@courier-journal.com • October 3, 2009
Last month, fifth-graders at St. Francis School in Goshen harvested watermelons they had planted in the spring, using their math skills to figure out how far apart to space the ...
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Thursday, October 1st, 2009
This team was formed at the Leadership Retreat to assist in planning and organizing a spring Leave No Child Inside Summit for the entire state. This would be the first official statewide event for Leave No Child Inside in Ohio.
LNCI Summit 2010
When: Spring 2010, date TBA
• Possibilities include tying with Earth ...
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Monday, September 14th, 2009
Ohio SRTS Funding Available:
By encouraging and enabling children to use active transportation,
communities can cut costs, offer healthy options and improve the area
surrounding the school.
As part of Governor Strickland’s ongoing commitment to transportation
safety, the Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT) is beginning a new
application cycle for its widely-recognized Safe Routes to School ...
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