Students and Nature

Toys and Nature: They Can Play Nice

 |  Nov 6, 2013

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

NYC Eco-Schools Go Solar!

 |  Nov 5, 2013

According to a landmark 2012 report, “Rooftop Revolution,” by the Manhattan Borough President’s office, there are 2.7 million square feet of usable roof space on NYC’s public schools. These rooftops represent … Read more

Kayaking Kids: Nonprofits Give Urban Youth a Chance to Explore

 |  Oct 31, 2013

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

,  |  Oct 29, 2013

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

,  |  Oct 22, 2013

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

,  |  Oct 21, 2013

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

 |  Oct 16, 2013

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

Eco Boys And Girls Inspire Kids to Live and Play Sustainably

 |  Oct 10, 2013

For Earth Day in 2010, Maria Snyder debuted her characters, the Eco Boys And Girls, at the Liberty Science Center. Snyder, an activist, artist and model, developed Ernie Earth, Lulu Love, Patsy Peace, Ray … Read more

Climate and Kids – Investing in Sustainability

 |  Oct 1, 2013

Under a buttonwood tree on Wall Street beginning in 1792, men gathered to exchange the stocks of the day.  On the first evening of the 2013 NYC Climate Week and … Read more

Calling all Colleges and Universities — Campus Conservation Nationals 2014 is Open

 |  Sep 25, 2013

National Wildlife Federation, through its Campus Ecology Program, in partnership with Lucid Design Group, the Center for Green Schools at the U.S. Green Building Council and the Alliance to Save … Read more