Calendar of events

Upcoming Samara events, workshops, & speaking engagements

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The power of place for planning
Apr
5

The power of place for planning

This workshop, with a mix of presentation and small group work, will focus using the seasons and features of our place in the world to plan for children’s learning. We’ll discuss teacher-led activities as well as materials to include for children’s free play.

This is a private professional development workshop. If you’d like to experience a similar workshop, click here for our speaking services or check out our on-demand workshops.

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Planning Emergent Curriculum in the Nature-based Classroom
Mar
4

Planning Emergent Curriculum in the Nature-based Classroom

This workshop will explore what we can plan for in implementing nature-based emergent curriculum while also recognizing the parts of emergent curriculum for which we cannot plan.

This is a private professional learning workshop. If you’d like to experience a similar workshop, click here for our speaking services or check out our on-demand workshops.

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Getting Started with Nature-based Early Childhood Education
Nov
10

Getting Started with Nature-based Early Childhood Education

This workshop, with a mix of presentation and small group work, will focus on the foundations of nature-based early childhood education. We’ll discuss the benefits of benefits of outdoor play, preparing the indoors, outdoor play area, and areas beyond the fence for learning. We’ll also discuss teacher-child interactions to support learning.

This is a private professional learning workshop. Please contact us if you’d like to schedule a similar workshop or check out our on-demand workshops here.

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Integration of Nature: Okay sure, but how?!
Aug
24

Integration of Nature: Okay sure, but how?!

Integration of nature is being talked about more and more and now one of Little Sprout’s pillars. But how does that fit with everything else that happens in an early childhood classroom? This session will explore the core principles of nature-based education and meaningful ways to integrate those principles into practice. While addressing the common concerns and challenges, this session will provide concrete steps to integrate nature into the daily schedule, the indoor and outdoor classrooms, and into curriculum planning.

This is a private professional learning workshop. Please contact us if you’d like to schedule a similar workshop or check out our on-demand workshops here.

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Getting Started with Nature-based Early Childhood Education
Jun
8

Getting Started with Nature-based Early Childhood Education

This workshop, with a mix of presentation and small group work, will focus on the foundations of nature-based early childhood education. We’ll discuss the benefits of benefits of outdoor play, preparing the indoors, outdoor play area, and areas beyond the fence for learning. We’ll also discuss teacher-child interactions to support learning.

This is a private professional learning workshop. Please contact us if you’d like to schedule a similar workshop.

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Getting Started with Nature-based Early Childhood Education
Jan
16

Getting Started with Nature-based Early Childhood Education

This workshop, with a mix of presentation and small group work, will focus on the foundations of nature-based early childhood education. We’ll discuss the benefits of benefits of outdoor play, preparing the indoors, outdoor play area, and areas beyond the fence for learning. We’ll also discuss teacher-child interactions to support learning.

This is a private professional learning workshop. Please contact us if you’d like to schedule a similar workshop.

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