[Orange_County_Permaculture] An Outdoor Conference for Early Childhood Educators August 18 & 19, 2012 , Skofield Park Santa Barbara, Ca

[Wesley Roe and Santa Barbara Permaculture Network]

“Reaching Nature Connection”
An Outdoor Conference for Early Childhood Educators

August 18 & 19, 2012
Skofield Park Santa Barbara, Ca
http://www.wildrootsschool.org/wildroots/Conference.html

Spend two fun days playing and learning in Nature's playground. Early 
childhood educators, day-care providers, after-school teachers, parents, 
youth leaders, mentors, naturalists, and anyone with young children in 
their lives, are invited to participate in this hands-on workshop 
focused on deepening our ability to experience Nature with children age 
2 to 7, wherever we are!

This experiential workshop offers tools, songs, games, stories and much 
more to inspire children's love and stewardship of the natural world and 
to support educators and leaders to further their work in connecting to 
nature.

To Register: click here
or contact: Erin Boehme
erinwildroots at gmail.com

Fee: $ 95.00 one day (Aug.18th only)
or $175.00 for both days
*Limited Scholarships Available!

Day 1: Introduction/Theory
Day 2: Practical Application
*Catered lunches available

Taught by experienced outdoor and early childhood educators:
Lia Grippo, Kelly Villarruel, and n Erin Boehme

Erin Boehme grew up exploring the Eastern Sierras. Having served as 
Public Project Coordinator at Kidspace Museum in Pasadena, CA, Erin 
traveled to Italy to study in the Reggio Emilia Municipal Schools, and 
returned to her work as an early childhood educator and mentor to 
student teachers at Santa Barbara City College Children's Center. Erin 
is the kindergarten teacher for Wild Roots Forest School, Santa 
Barbara's first forest kindergarten and serves on the board for True 
Nature Society/Quail Springs. She is an artist, designer, and naturalist 
mentored by her two curious and creative children.

Kelly Villarruel grew up in Santa Barbara and has an intimate knowledge 
and love of our area. She holds a degree in Environmental Horticulture 
emphasizing restoration and regeneration. As a massage therapist and 
instructor in a local school of massage, Kelly focused on bringing 
awareness skills into daily life. As an early childhood educator since 
1989, Kelly has been bringing together her combined passions for 
children, nature, and awareness skills. As senior staff at Wilderness 
Youth Project (WYP), Kelly is the program director and lead mentor for 
WYP's preschool program, Chickadees. Kelly is a naturalist and the 
mother of three beautiful and nature connected children.

Lia Grippo has been an early childhood educator since 1989. In that time 
she has worked in a variety of educational settings, using the arts of 
song, storytelling, poetry, movement, and play. A dedicated parent 
educator, Lia is also founder and preschool teacher for Wild Roots 
Forest School, Santa Barbara's first forest kindergarten, and the 
founding director and teacher at Seedlings, a Waldorf-inspired mixed age 
kindergarten. Lia is a naturalist and the grateful mother of two tree 
climbing boys.







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