The Leave No Child INSIDE Central Ohio Collaborative: 2012 Summit – Thanks for coming! See links below for photos, supporting materials, etc.
Mark your calendars for the last Friday of Sept. 2013 for next year and join us again! From the Backyard to Mount Everest: Saving our Children One Outdoor Adventure at a Time
Here is the Bubble Wrap video we showed at the summit. It’s off the wall, but a good reminder of what the extremes of keeping our kids “safe” could look like!
Attendee List
Complete list of speakers:
Pecha Kucha Presenters:
1. Marci Ryan
Chief Operations Officer, Camp Mary Orton/Executive Vice President,Godman Guild
“What Camp Mary Orton Has to Offer”
2. Dr. James MacDonald
Asst. Professor of Pediatrics and Family Medicine
The Ohio State University/Nationwide Children’s Hospital
“Evidence in the Medical Literature to Support Outdoor Play”
3. Jamy Zambito
Director, The Mary Evans Child Development Center
“International Mud Day at Mary Evans”
4. Brenda Metcalf
Executive Director, the Environmental Education Council of Ohio
“The Ohio Environmental Literacy Plan”
5. Judi Levicoff
The Butterfly Lady
Owner, The CONNECTION: Bringing People, Animals & Nature Together
“Children and Nature: Healthy Connections”
6. Sue Hagan
Marketing and Communications Manager
Preservation Parks of Delaware County
“Programming for Families in Preservation Parks”
II. 11:10 P.K
1. Carolyn Watkins
Chief of the Office of Environmental Education
Ohio Environmental Protection Agency
“Great Environmental Education in Ohio’s Great Outdoors”
2. Sue Wintering
Coordinator of Project Learning Tree Ohio
“Trees, Me, PLT and Much More! Connecting to the Outdoors using PLT”
3. Mark Young
Federal Legislative/Policy Chair
Ohio Parks and Recreation Assoc.
“Moving Kids Outdoors: A National Priority”
4. Tina Thonnings
Director of Business Development at Indianola Children’s Center
“Nature-Based Early Childhood Ideas”
5. Traci Aquara
Program Administrator
Heart of Ohio Resource, Conservation & Development Council
“RC&Ds: Preferred Project Partners in Your Community”
6. Trisha Dehnbostel
Growing Matters Program Manager
Local Matters
“Growing Matters, Reconnecting Children and Adults to Growing and Cooking Their Own Food”
III. 11:30 P.K.
1. Christie Stover
Director of the Program for Young Children
Columbus School for Girls
“Getting There: Creating a Natural Playscape within a School Community”
2. Betsy Loeb
Strategic Programming & Initiatives
Action for Children
“Nurturing Nature in the Wonder Years”
3. Marci Bird
Parent
School-Based Nature Clubs:
Lessons Learned from the Green Barons
4. Susan Sabo
Director
Family Nature Summits
“Enjoy the Outdoors! Learn about Nature! Become Inspired!”
5. Laura Sanders
Artist/Painter
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