Guest post by Amy Sirot Ten NYC Eco-Schools are in the midst of an exciting collaboration with ioby, a crowd-resourcing platform for citizen-led neighborhood projects. Each school has chosen a worthy greening … Read more
Students and Nature
Gifts For Kids Who Love Animals
Many of my close friends have young children now, and though the kids are all different ages (2 – 10), they have one thing in common: they all like animals. … Read more
When Scientists Get Tattoos, Do Instructors Respond for Students? A Survey Inquires
Back in fall of 1989, in one of my earliest experiences as a conservation organizer, a professor stood up before about 200 students and faculty we’d assembled at the University … Read more
Toys and Nature: They Can Play Nice
There has been a bit of discussion lately around the entertainment value of toys vs. natural, outdoor experiences for kids. So which is cooler? Toys or nature; nature or toys? … Read more
Kayaking Kids: Nonprofits Give Urban Youth a Chance to Explore
This is a guest post by Denise Poyer of Wood-Pawcatuck Watershed Association. The kids got off the bus and looked around nervously at the flowing river, the trees and the … Read more
Discovery Hill—A Schoolyard Habitat Proof of Concept
On the way back to school one girl in my class said, “What fun…I love that place” and another said “I wish we could go everyday” and a boy remarked, … Read more
Cool Plants for Kids: 8 that Explode, Eat Bugs, or Stick to You
Guest post by Heather Stephenson. Be Out There is excited to partner with the Appalachian Mountain Club’s Kids Outdoors online community to help more kids and families explore the outdoors! By sharing … Read more
Cloud Forest, Rain Forest: A NYC Eco-School Goes to Ecuador
Guest post by Margaret Palmer This past spring, my high school (Stuyvesant High School), an NWF Eco-School in New York City, gave me and twenty-four other students involved in our Eco-Club the incredible … Read more
Book Review: Eco Boys And Girls by Maria Snyder
The greatest challenge in providing education for young children is how to have an artful balance of informative lessons and entertaining pictures and stories that capture a child’s mind and … Read more
