This year’s WECA conference will feature multiple sessions focused on early childhood nature-based education, including two by our very own Dr. Rachel Larimore!

Join Samara’s Dr. Rachel Larimore at the annual West Virginia Great Beginnings Infant/Toddler Conference September 26-28, 2024 at the Marriott Waterfront Hotel in Morgantown. Rachel will be presenting a concurrent session during the event.

Join us for the 2024 IPA conference in Greenville, SC! Continuing their quest to celebrate and promote child’s play, the 2024 conference will consist of 4 full days of learning, exploring, connection, and inspiration.

Join hundreds of professionals around the globe for the Nature-Based Early Learning Conference, hosted by the Natural Start Alliance. Explore the role of nature and education in promoting healing, addressing injustice, and helping children, families, communities, and the planet thrive.

Join us for a groundbreaking virtual summit on June 17-19, 2024 that brings together experts, scientists, activists, and educators to explore how Montessori principles and pedagogy can nurture ecological consciousness in children and cultivate a generation of sustainability leaders.

Join us for a complete training on how to talk to parents, colleagues and administrators about play, behavior, and more. You’ll learn to speak powerfully to the brain science and benefits of play and how play nurtures children’s self-regulation, socialization, and focus. And it’s FREE!

This is an experiential conference focusing on a place-based approach inspired by educators in Reggio Emilia, Italy. The conference is being held in a nature-based setting at Touch of Nature Outdoor Education Center in Carbondale, Illinois.

Join thousands of educators from Ohio, across the nation, and around the globe for an extraordinary experience at the foremost event tailored for early childhood educators, directors, and advocates! Samara’s Chief Visionary, Dr. Rachel A. Larimore, will be presenting two concurrent sessions at this year’s conference!