Every once in a while we have quite a few things going on. Come join us if you’re around, and definitely share with your friends.
Thank you for spreading the love and learning of Earth Friends with us!
Saturday, September 20th - 10:15 a.m.
We’ll be watching the world premier of Suzie and Sprout at Climate Week in New York City.
Seeds, sprouts, climate — oh my! Join us for this family-friendly shorts program filled with puppets, community gardens, and Mark Ruffalo-guided adventures. These films tackle climate education 101, and big feelings around our shared planet — while finding joy and light to guide us through the tough conversations.
This program will be followed by special kid-friendly performance by Suzie Hicks the Climate Chick. Bring your little ones (ages 4+) to sing, play, and ask questions to the filmmakers!
ANJEE presentation: CCE Curriculum Connections: P-3 Camp Oak Spring (Somerset, NJ)
Join Earth Friends and Subject to Climate to learn about Climate Change Education instruction through lesson plans, thematic units, hands-on activities, and literature. Explore sustainable content using PreK standards and the NJSLS aligned to existing programs and curriculum, while reflecting on research and best practices, P-3.
Earth Friends Exhibitor at NJAEYC The Park Hotel at Meadowlands (East Rutherford, NJ)
Come say hello at the Earth Friends table where you can learn more about what we do, what we offer, and how Earth Friends supports teachers in the classroom with our programs and professional development.
NAEYC Teaching Children the Language of Caring for Our Planet:A Multidisciplinary Panel Discussion on Building Bridges to Help Children Discover the Interconnections Between Our Natural Environment and Our Human-Built Environment Exhibition Hall (Orlando, FL)
Join a preschool director, an early childhood education professor, an environmental educator, and a children’s media professional and TV host to discover and discuss what happens when we invite Earth and all life on our planet into every classroom. Every young child deserves the chance to fall in love with where we live and to understand how we live on this planet together. Building this bridge between the natural and built shows us that outdoor education and nature immersion are as important as climate change education and content learning.
This thoughtfully curated panel addresses some of the challenges arising, such as fostering a connection with nature for young children in all circumstances and narrowing the gaps created by differing opportunities and priorities in our educational systems. Panelists will provide perspectives from the whole of a young child’s circle of influence. The panel will be a cross-generational conversation of what it means to deepen our connection with nature and how we can live and love in a volatile changing climate, exploring the many ways teachers can empower our children for the times ahead and entrust them with the skills they will need.
