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Leave No Child Inside kidsoutside/

Leave No Child Inside http://www.kidsoutside.info/. Chicago Wilderness members are experts in connecting children and adults to nature. With Leave No Child Inside, member organizations foster caring for nature in today’s children and future generations.

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Leave No Child Inside kidsoutside/

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  1. Leave No Child Insidehttp://www.kidsoutside.info/ • Chicago Wilderness members are experts in connecting children and adults to nature. With Leave No Child Inside, member organizations foster caring for nature in today’s children and future generations. • One excellent example is the Mighty Acorns program that introduces thousands of 4th through 6th graders to nature and conservation stewardship in the Chicagoland area each year through activities based on education, restoration, and exploration. Goals of the program include: • Connecting students to the land• Empowering students to take action• Teaching students the science of ecology • Check their website for more information: http://www.mightyacornshome.org/

  2. Children's Outdoor Bill of Rights In 2009, the Chicago Wilderness alliance adopted its Children's Outdoor Bill of Rights. The Bill states that every child should have the opportunity to: Discover wilderness -- prairies, dunes, forests, savannas, and wetlands Camp under the stars Follow a trail Catch and release fish, frogs, and insects Climb a tree Explore nature in neighborhoods and cities Celebrate heritage Plant a flower Play in the mud or a stream Learn to swim

  3. Some sites for more information: Chicago Botanic Garden (www.chicagobotanic.org) Chicago Wilderness (www.chicagowilderness.org) Chicago Wilderness Magazine (www.chicagowildernessmag.org) Audubon-Chicago Region (www.audubon.org/local/chicago/) No Child Left Inside (http://www.kidsoutside.info/) To get involved: Friends of the Forest Preserves (www.fotfp.org) Friends of the Parks (www.fotp.org) The Habitat Project (www.habitatproject.org) FPDCC Volunteer Resources (www.fpdccvolunteers.org) North Branch Restoration Project (www.northbranchrestoration.org)

  4. Getting students involved in restoration Contact local conservation groups (e.g. The Nature Conservancy, Park Districts, volunteer groups) to find out what opportunities they offer. Decide how you’d like to engage your students. What do you want them to learn from the experience? Some guidelines that may be helpful: • Small groups of students work better than large ones; 20-25 is optimal. • Bring other adult leaders along to help; the work leaders are there to teach, not be disciplinarians. • Give the work leaders a clear idea of what you want your students to take away. Agree on the goals and expectations ahead of time. • Reinforce the directions the leaders give, especially the safety instructions. • Find out what the leaders expect from you, the teacher. • Prepare the students with readings and class discussion ahead of time, so that the students know why they’re going and what they’ll be doing.

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