Leave No Child Inside Summit ’08 Notes: Networking Schools and Organizations

Ability to reach students determined by forces beyond our control! (Set school schedules, money, transportation, attitude that Environmental Ed doesn’t matter.)

Members:
Matt Minter, naturalist (ODNR)
Jen Dennison, Division of Wildlife (ODNR)
Colleen Sharkey, Godman Guild
Kezia Sproat, South Central Ohio Preservation Society
Linda Pettit, Franklin County Soil and Water Conservation District/TREE
April Hoy, Stratford Ecological Center
Sue Wintering, Project Learning Tree
Sandy Willmore, Coyote Trails and New Albany High School
Susan Boggs, Metro Parks (Franklin County)

Essences:
Networking –
We shared where we were from and how organizations can help each other.
Reaching School Kids – talked about what program go to schools, what programs schools can go to.

Next steps for this group:
This was a sharing, not so much a problem solving group.

Recommendations for Steering Committee:
Stay in contact. Do continue networking through other vehicles besides schools, like libraries.