Natural Leaders Alliance News
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Monday, April 23, 2012
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Wednesday, April 4, 2012
Just released from the Canadian Parks and Recreation Association, the Report on their Pan-Canadian Survey on Children and Nature. Mainly focused on municipal recreation centres, the report provides useful insight into the status of children and nature programming in Canada and some of the...
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Monday, October 17, 2011
The Take Me Outside Run Across Canada is almost complete! Colin will be finishing his cross-Canada tour on October 25th at Royal Roads University on Vancouver Island.
Take Me Outside, in partnership with The Child and Nature Alliance and KidActive, is in its final days of completing the TMO Project: Unplugging and Reconnecting Outside - an interactive, educational and inspirational run...
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Friday, July 22, 2011
Most people would agree that spending time in nature makes us happier and healthier. Based on our own experience and intuition, we look to the outdoors and nature to bring balance to our lives. Building on... -
Friday, April 29, 2011
Child and Nature Alliance Honourary Chair and author of Last Child in the Woods, Richard Louv, has launched his new book, The Nature Principle: Human Restoration and the End of Nature Deficit Disorder.
He's launching the book at a number of Canadian locations - check...
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Monday, March 21, 2011
The Child and Nature Alliance has come along way since the initial meeting in February 2006 when fifty people gathered in British Columbia to discuss the meaning of Richard Louv's book Last Child in the Woods: Saving our Children from Nature Deficit Disorder. Our 2010 Annual Report...
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Tuesday, February 15, 2011
Written by Temily McCutcheon - Natural Leader and Alliance Board member
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Playing in the snow, skiing up to the summit of Mt. Washington, the most beautiful view you could find on a sunny January day, improving my knowledge about the prevention of avalanches, chilling with 15 of my good friends, and a nice hot meal at the end of a rather stormy second day. That’s a...
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Friday, December 3, 2010
The Child and Nature Alliance is partnering with the Take Me Outside project as they run across Canada in 2011 to encourage kids to unplug and get outside! They will be visiting schools in communities across the country to deliver programs that encourage kids to play outside. Are you a teacher interested in hosting the Take Me...
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Friday, November 26, 2010
The Healthy Children | Healthy Spaces Conference at the Museum of Nature in Ottawa last week was a huge success in moving towards mainstreaming active outdoor play in Canada. The event was purposefully not branded to one organization, but rather was a...
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Monday, November 8, 2010
We had the pleasure of seeing the premier of the top 5 finalists for Parks Canada's Greatest Summer Job initiative at the Banff Mountain Film Festival last week. The final 5 videos are amazing!
This project was a new initiative launched as a way to engage young people in Canada's National Parks. The finalists...
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