Reconnecting Children with Nature: Growing Up WILD Early Childhood Training

This workshop leads you out the door and provides hands on activities and resource materials to help you lead your own nature explorations. Addresses CDA Content Area 2—Steps to advance children’s physical and intellectual development.
Growing Up WILD activities use age appropriate practices and concepts to build on children’s sense of wonder and invites them to explore nature and the world around them. Specially written for children 3-7, activities include sections to address many learning areas: math, science, language, literacy, health living, play, and creativity.

Growing Up WILD received the 2009 Family Choice Award and the 2011 Renewable Natural Resource Foundation Excellence in Journalism Award.

July 5, 2016

8:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.

Marnie Simons Elementary (309 South Street, Hamburg)

Registration: Call the Fremont County Extension Office at 712-374-2351.

Cost: $15; Send registration fee by Wednesday, June 29 to: Fremont County Extension, 610 Clay Street, Box 420, Sidney, IA 51652

 

July 17, 2016

8:00 AM – 12:00 PM

Annett Nature Center (15565 118^th Ave., Indianola)

Cost: $30 (Training fee and snack supplies covered by Warren CCB)

Registration: Contact Karen Johlas-Szalkowski, Warren County Conservation Board - karenjohlas-szalkowski@warrenccb.org, (515) 961-6169 Ext 206

 

Iowa Students Recognized for Iowa State-Fish Drawings

Grades K-3 Winner

The Iowa Department of Natural Resources partnered with the Wildlife Forever® State-Fish Art® Contest to host an Iowa State-Fish Art Contest.

The State-Fish Art Contest uses art to ignite children’s imagination while teaching them about fish and fishing. Entries showcased students’ favorite Iowa fish in its natural habitat. All entries were original hand-done artwork. Winners were selected based on creative expression, originality, visual appeal, and artistic merit. 

Individual winners:

Grades K-3

1^st Place – Anne S., Homeschool

2^nd Place – Madalyn S., St Mary & Mathias Catholic School

3^rd Place – Katarina W., Benton Community Schools

                 

Grades 4-6

1^st Place – Henri G., St Mary & Mathias Catholic School

2^nd Place – Heidi E., Allamakee Community Schools

3^rd Place – Elly V., West Marshall Community Schools

Grades 7-9

1^st Place – Carmen A., Benton Community Schools

2^nd Place – Clayton S., West Marshall Community Schools

3^rd Place – Jaiden H., West Marshall Community Schools

Grades 10-12

1^st Place – Gayeon C., Regina Catholic Education Center

Artists who placed first in their age group will be honored with the display of their artwork on the prestigious Wall of Fame during the Forrest L. Wood Cup bass world championship on August 5-7 in Huntsville, Alabama. Every participant will receive a Certificate of Recognition. 

Digital images of Iowa’s winning artwork are posted on the State Fish Art Contest website.

Reconnecting Children with Nature: Growing Up WILD Early Childhood Training

This workshop leads you out the door and provides hands on activities and resource materials to help you lead your own nature explorations. Growing Up WILD activities use age appropriate practices and concepts to build on children’s sense of wonder and invites them to explore nature and the world around them. Specially written for children 3-7, activities include sections to address many learning areas: math, science, language, literacy, health living, play, and creativity.

 

Growing Up WILD received the 2009 Family Choice Award and the 2011 Renewable Natural Resource Foundation Excellence in Journalism Award.

June 4 , 2016
9 a.m. - 1 p.m.
Shelter House - Walden Campground (2303 450th St, Wallingford)
Registration:Contact Monique Ortiz, Mid-Sioux Opportunity - mortiz@midsioux.org,  712-786-3429

Cost: $35
Addresses CDA Content Area 2—Steps to advance children’s physical and intellectual development.