Nature Play Champions Conference: How San Francisco’s Early Educators Can Bring Nature Play to Urban Classrooms
Members of SF’s early education community came together for the city’s first Nature Play Champions Conference.
Urban Ag Day: Farm Fresh Fun in the City!
180 third graders take over Alemany Farm, to learn about the importance of agriculture and farming.
Nature Exploration Area Construction and Installation Workshop
The Nature Exploration Area at Rolph Nicol Jr. Playground was transformed over one weekend.
Libraries and Parks: A Partnership You’ll Want to Check Out
The San Francisco Public Library is partnering with city, state, and national parks to develop a range of nature-based programs.
Expanding Nature-Inspired Play Spaces in Child Care Sites Across San Francisco
We did it! Ten early childhood play spaces transformed.
Nature Play Day was a TREE-mendous success!
150 preschoolers came out for a day of play and exploration at Heron Head’s Park.
Free and low-cost strategies for “Naturing-Up” your outdoor space
Tips and tricks for “naturing-up” a preschool outdoor play space with low cost materials.
New outdoor playspace Wander Woods opens at the California Academy of Sciences
New garden playspace inspires creativity and imaginative play, offering children the opportunity to foster meaningful connections with nature through hands-on discovery
‘Green’ Makeovers of Child Care Spaces Connect San Francisco’s Youngest Children to Nature
9 Preschool Play spaces transformed
Imagination Runs Wild at San Francisco’s New Nature Exploration Area
New Nature Exploration Area opens at Heron’s Head Park.
Youth Spotlight: Gardening for Good
High Schooler Na’im Pierce is growing fresh produce for Bayview residents to combat food inequality.
Little loose parts
As my basket fills with the tiniest of seeds, I am grateful for having been a teacher.
Bamboo for Nature Play
We dropped off two truck loads of bamboo at early childhood sites. See what they made.
9,700 Garden Kits!
We kicked off 2020 by assembling and distributing 9,700 garden science kits to K-5 San Francisco Area students.
The Greenagers in 2020
Despite the challenges of 2020, 22 students graduated last November from the Greenager Program.
Youth Nature Survey
We surveyed 626 SF students about nature. This is what we learned.
Outdoor Learning in SF
In this year’s unprecedented summer, outdoor learning prevailed.
10 Tips for Teaching Outside
San Francisco educators offer 10 Tips for Teaching Outside
Statement on Racial Equity and Justice
San Francisco Children & Nature stands with in opposition to systemic racism, white supremacy, and police violence.
3,352 Flowers will Bloom
Seed kits assembled to bring nature home during shelter-in-place.
The World’s Most Powerful Classroom.
Read the recent Bay Nature Magazine op-ed courtesy of our SF Children & Nature Executive Council Chairs
New Videos!
We are excited to share two new videos created by the national Cities Connecting Children to Nature initiative.