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10,000 garden kits will be put together and distributed to 26 SFUSD schools by SEI in partnership with SF Children & Nature, SF Botanical Gardens & Rec & Park. SEI’s Climate Corps Education Fellows will provide virtual curriculum in STEAM and ecoliteracy. - George Spenser, SEI

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1100 garden kits were distributed to five schools by SFUSD.  The effort was enthusiastically led by our FoodCorps service members who are providing virtual instruction through Zoom lessons, supported by videos and print materials. Students are excited to see their radish and snap pea seeds sprouting and growing! - Mark Elkin, SFUSD

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Nature Connection Certificatte Program at SF State

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Nature Connection Certificatte Program at SF State

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SF State and SFCN are creating a joint proposal for the certificate program in Nature education. Mary, Liz, Pat have spearheaded this work. Goal is to start in Spring 2022. We are recruiting speakerships for existing classes that focus on equity and nature connection. Lots of support from Jenny Lam and Phil Ginsburg, collaboration from Rec and Park.

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Pat S is revising the student learning outcomes in the course that is currently being taught.

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Mina (SF STATE) will be in touch as proposal moves through the approval process.

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Connecting Children to Nature ECE Curriculum

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Connecting Children to Nature ECE Curriculum

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Six sites provided with natural materials that have lead to improments

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Secured funding to support Healthy Apple programs, $80 k to site improvements that connect children to nature.

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Early ed sites are reaching out to get the materials. Bamboo, stumps! Working in a place to store materials.

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Sharing information

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LIFF has funds to connect children with nature. 

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LIFF has funds to connect children with nature. 

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Virtual workship. Make nature carts for participants. Open to ECE community. Focus on bringing nature indoors. Getting natural materials from Maria and other resources.

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CCN workshop for ECE Providers by LIIF. There will be focus on bringing nature indoors. Thanks to Maria who will be making nature carts for participants. Then in January they will release an RFQ for center and FCC to create natural environments and learning about nature training. There will be follow-up training.

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Center SF CCNN Training and Action Project

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Center SF CCNN Training and Action Project

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11 more sites participated in CCN cohort  and completed action projects, despite Covid interruptions

27 FRC's used 5% incentive on small indoor renovation grant to green spaces

Go ahead for FCC sites to complete outdoor action projects as well.

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Developed an ECE outdoor environment plan

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First 5 will support the Healthy Apple Project to enhance getting children outdoors and nature connection..

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This work continues with more stumps and more bamboo being connected to nature.

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Explore Certification of Outdoor Classrooms

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Explore Certification of Outdoor Classrooms

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Explore outdoor learning classrooms. Explore use of badging system.