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Under the Happenings menu, click on “Partner Events” to see upcoming offerings from our members and organizational partners and “Other Events” submitted that may be of interest to ICEC members.
GUW – Reconnecting Children with Nature
Fossil & Prairie Center 1227 215th St, Rockford, IAThis workshop leads you out the door and provides hands on activities and resource materials to help you lead your own nature explorations. Growing Up WILD activities use age appropriate practices and concepts to build on children’s sense of wonder and invites them to explore nature and the world around them. Specially written for children ... Read more
Basic Paddling Skills
Briggs Woods Park 2450-2498 Briggs Woods, Webster City, IATeaching outdoor skills courses scheduled! The Iowa Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is sponsoring six courses on how to teach outdoor skills for K–12 teachers, naturalists and other educators this spring and summer. Courses filled quickly in 2021, so register early to secure your spot. Hands-on sessions (indoors and outside) will provide introductory skills instruction ... Read more
Introduction to Basic Outdoor Skills
Big Creek State Park Polk City, IATeaching outdoor skills courses scheduled! The Iowa Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is sponsoring six courses on how to teach outdoor skills for K–12 teachers, naturalists and other educators this spring and summer. Courses filled quickly in 2021, so register early to secure your spot. Hands-on sessions (indoors and outside) will provide introductory skills instruction ... Read more
Fish Iowa! Basic Fishing
Kent Park 2048 US-6, Oxford, IATeaching outdoor skills courses scheduled! The Iowa Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is sponsoring six courses on how to teach outdoor skills for K–12 teachers, naturalists and other educators this spring and summer. Courses filled quickly in 2021, so register early to secure your spot. Hands-on sessions (indoors and outside) will provide introductory skills instruction ... Read more
GUW – Reconnecting Children with Nature
Environmental Learning Center 3300 Cedar St, Muscatine, IAThis workshop leads you out the door and provides hands on activities and resource materials to help you lead your own nature explorations. Growing Up WILD activities use age appropriate practices and concepts to build on children’s sense of wonder and invites them to explore nature and the world around them. Specially written for children ... Read more
Hunter Education
Olofson Shooting Range 11652 NW Nissen Drive, Polk City, IATeaching outdoor skills courses scheduled! The Iowa Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is sponsoring six courses on how to teach outdoor skills for K–12 teachers, naturalists and other educators this spring and summer. Courses filled quickly in 2021, so register early to secure your spot. Hands-on sessions (indoors and outside) will provide introductory skills instruction ... Read more
Outdoor Inquiry for Early Learners
Springbrook State Park 2437 160th Rd, Guthrie Center, IAJuly 12-13, 2022 Springbrook State Park Guthrie Center, IA Participants will learn how to build upon children’s sense of wonder about the world around them through relevant, inquiry-based exploration. Participants will be introduced to strategies, skills, and resources (including Growing Up WILD and Environmental Experiences for Early Childhood) to help them lead children in age-appropriate, ... Read more
Field Investigations Using Projects WILD, Aquatic WILD, Learning Tree
Kent Park 2048 US-6, Oxford, IAJuly 19-20, 2022 Kent Park, Oxford, Iowa The goal of this course is to help you utilize a STEM-based approach that incorporates local natural resources as unifying themes to implement Iowa Core concepts in your curriculum. Participants will conduct field investigations in aquatic, forest, and prairie habitats, and experience related activities from the national award-winning ... Read more