Child and Nature News
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Monday, December 19, 2011
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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, June 3, 2011
The Nature Principle: Human Restoration and the End of Nature Deficit Disorder
By Richard LouvAlgonquin Books of Chapel Hill, 2011ISBN 978-1-56512-581-0The Nature Principle is a good read. Richard's call for a new way to do conservation and 'a new nature movement' is timely. He outlines why the traditional approach to... -
Sunday, May 8, 2011
Using nature to make you smarter, healthier and happier
By TRACY SHERLOCK, Vancouver Sun May 5, 2011
Richard Louv writes about the benefits of nature.
Readers who are interested in losing weight, being happy and more relaxed, and perhaps even becoming smarter, should spend more time in nature, according to Richard Louv, author of The Nature... -
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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Tuesday, April 26, 2011
The Active Healthy Kids Canada Report Card has just been released for 2011 and for the first time event, it includes an indicator for Nature and... -
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...
Tuesday January 10, 2012
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