Fall Nature-Based ECE Cohort

About this event

For early childhood educators just beginning to incorporate nature into their practice, or those who want to deepen their practice-10 Ohio Approved Hours! Including 2 SUTQ PD Topic Hours

By completing all of the meetings, participants of this cohort will have earned their entire annual required 10 hours of Ohio Approved PD with 2 hours of PD topics prior to the June 30, 2027 annual deadline.

We will work together in a small group cohort structure to grow your nature-based early childhood practice. Over the course of several weeks, YOU will connect or reconnect with the importance of connection to nature in childhood and connect with nature yourself on the 1200 acres of Wildflower Child & Family Center’s beautiful location at Carriage Hill MetroPark.

At our first meeting we will identify areas of interest and opportunities to grow in the near future and also set goals for your future. Throughout the series, resources and activities will be shared and practiced with the group. We’ll help each other each month by discussing the rewards and challenges of working in this way! An added benefit is a deeper connection to the other educators working in the field who are also taking children outdoors each day.

This series is designed to be taken together, please reach out if you have taken some of these courses previously or have a specific interest in one week’s topic. We may be able to accommodate you.

LOCATION-We will meet at Wildflower Child & Family Center located at the Carriage Hill MetroPark Visitor Center.

See event webpage site for more detail of each month's topics.