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Tuesday, March 30th, 2010
Camp Insight encourages the creativity to flow as campers learn healthy skills to stretch their mind, body and spirit in new ways. Campers will experience Tae Kwon Do, Yoga and Qi Gong (Tai Chi), art and music classes. The group will explore nature through guided hikes and take part 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 2nd, 2009
Reprinted from the Peaceful Playgrounds newsletter, courtesy of member Tina Gratitude at Indianola Children's Center:
Study: "Play" Develops Social Responsibility
Locally and across the nation, time for play has been increasingly squeezed out of preschool and kindergarten. The reason given is that schools, bent on raising student achievement, especially among poor ...
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Wednesday, October 21st, 2009
U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service
Contact: Melanie Cota, Fish and Wildlife Biologist
614-416-8993 www.fws.gov
Our mission is working with others to conserve, protect, and enhance fish, wildlife, and plants and their habitats for the continuing benefit of the American people.
The U.S. Fish ...
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Thursday, October 1st, 2009
This team was formed at Friday's Leadership Retreat.
The following is an abbreviated version of many things we talked about during our session. We are currently looking to add members to the Communication Team. If you are interested, email Alice, Sue, Marc or Leslie.
Internal Communications:
Chugging along. Some tweaks required, like ...
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Friday, June 26th, 2009
The folks in Dayton have formed a working collaborative as well! Hooray!
Here is a program Five Rivers MetroParks is doing. We're sharing it in case it inspires anyone...
(Check out the full brochure HERE.)
Get Outside! Book Club
August 15-October 10, 2009
for preschoolers and their grownups.
Sponsored by the Dayton Metro Library and ...
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Thursday, June 25th, 2009
SEE BROCHURE AT BOTTOM:
From Kayla Hughes
Program Assistant, Family Nutrition Program
Ohio Certified Volunteer Naturalist
Ohio State University Extension, Licking County:
Training class for Ohio Certified Volunteer Naturalists to begin September 16, 2009!
To date our 29 volunteers have donated over 2900 hours of time to such agencies as The Dawes Arboretum, the Licking Park ...
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Thursday, May 7th, 2009
June 19-21, July 3-5, July 17-19, July 31-August 2, August 14-16
Enjoy the experiences of WildeCamp summer camps at the Wilds with the whole family. Experience the Wilds one of a kind “hands on” and “get in it” philosophy of ecological learning. Spend a weekend immersed in ...
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Thursday, April 16th, 2009
Earth Day is April 22.
Several Events are happening in Central Ohio beginning this weekend.
The Leave No Child Inside movement (in Central Ohio at www.kidsandnature.org) is helping to promote Earth Day by encouraging parents to play outside in nature with their children. Backyards, nearby parks and woods, municipal parks and ...
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Saturday, April 11th, 2009
FULL ARTICLE WITH PHOTOS
On Saturday, April 4th, all over America, young people came together to celebrate the launch of C&NN's Natural Leaders Network, a new campaign that focuses on developing youth leadership in the children and nature movement. Dubbed “Natural Leaders,” they flexed their muscle and demonstrated how to connect ...
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