SEComNatDefDis2.5hrMHN

This face-to-face training, presented by MountainHeart, is for early childhood educators an childcare providers. This one session course will inform providers about Nature Deficit Disorder, the negative impacts of NDD on children, the benefits of including nature in a child’s life, and how to include more nature-based play and activities in the early childhood classroom that fits the provider’s time, space, and financial constraints. Participants will develop and carry out a plan to include more nature-based play in their space and schedule.

This course includes 0.5 hours of TA after the 2 hour session as a proof of learning/ follow up visit. This TA can be scheduled at your convenience. 

1.6 Supports Children's Gross & Fine Motor Development
1.6.a. Creates an environment that supports a variety and range of motor skills
1.6.c. Encourages indoor and outdoor environments that allow children to move freely
1.6.d. Ensures children spend time each day in active gross motor play, recognizing outdoors as the preferred
environment

5.6 Understands the importance of healthy lifestyles to support healthy growth in
children and families
5.6.d. Understands the importance of daily outdoor play, as weather permits

Welcome: information, agenda, icebreaker (10 minutes)
What is Nature Deficit Disorder? : information, group discussion, video, self-assessment (20 minutes)
Nature-Based Play: activity, information, writing reflection (20 minutes)
Ideas for all Spaces & Seasons: discussion, information and ideas, writing reflection, model activity (45 minutes)
Transforming your Space: information, activity w/ peer feedback (20 minutes)
Closing: contact, Session evaluation (TA in one month) (5 minutes) 

TA: (30 minutes, post-session) 

2.50