STEAM In the Natural World Sylvia Kennedy-Godin July 9, 2020

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Sponsor: Caledonia and Southern Essex Starting Points Network

Instructor: Stephanie Simpson

Participants will explore David Sobel's seven-play motifs and how STEAM can be integrated into his nature-based teachings. This is an outdoor training that will require some manipulation of easy terrain as participants engage in the natural world. Dress for the weather as we will be hunting and gathering natural materials in the morning and creating materials to take back to your space as the day progresses. Participants will be able to identify Sobel's seven principles for children and nature, identify and share ways they are presently engaging in these as they explore natural spaces. Participants will explore how STEAM is met within these principles. Participants will engage in make and take learning materials using the natural world.

Core Knowledge Area

Developmentally Appropriate & Inclusive Practices
Curriculum & Learning Environments

Focus

Infant/Toddler
Preschool/PreK

Session Dates

Session Times

August 15, 2020

9:00 am - 3:00 pm

Additional Information

Please bring a bag lunch to eat during the training. Also please wear appropriate footwear for walking in the woods.