Growth
⚘ Continuous learning is key to a growth mindset.
⚘ We commit to sharing knowledge and opportunities with other centers who desire to be more nature-based.
⚘ We commit to disrupting the dichotomy between care and education. What we do is vitally both.
⚘ Early Childhood Care and Education is a profession. As such, we strive for excellence.
⚘ Mental and physical health are key to being able to achieve our aspirations.
We support social emotional learning, healthy boundaries, and emotional literacy to support ourselves and each other.
⚘ We approach our work with an abundance-based mindset. There is enough for all if we are committed to working together and sharing our abundance.
⚘ We can all grow in our academic, emotional, cognitive, and spiritual journeys. Adults are on that journey with the children we care for.
For early childhood educators just beginning to incorporate nature into their practice, or those who want to deepen their practice.
By completing all of the meetings, participants of this cohort will have earned their entire annual required 10 hours of Ohio Approved PD with 2 hours of PD topics prior to the June 30, 2027 annual deadline.
We will work together in a small group cohort structure to grow your nature-based early childhood practice. Over the course of several weeks, YOU will connect or reconnect with the importance of connection to nature in childhood and connect with nature yourself on the 1200 acres of Wildflower Child & Family Center’s beautiful location at Carriage Hill MetroPark.
At our first meeting we will identify areas of interest and opportunities to grow in the near future and also set goals for your future. Throughout the series, resources and activities will be shared and practiced with the group. We’ll help each other each month by discussing the rewards and challenges of working in this way! An added benefit is a deeper connection to the other educators working in the field who are also taking children outdoors each day.
PRICE-Each Cohort is $75 per person, please reach out to meredith@ohionaturallyeducation.com to register a group! This series is designed to be taken together, please reach out if you have taken some of these courses previously or have a specific interest in one week’s topic. We may be able to accommodate you.
Are you looking to bring high-quality Ohio Approved trainings to your center, agency or conference? We've curated meaningful staff experiences that focus on relationships, personal connections to nature, connections to developmentally appropriate practice for early childhood educators based in research.
We love sharing great texts and resources with folks on their nature-based journey.
Do you have one you like? We'd love to hear about it!
Email us at meredith@ohionaturallyeducation.com
