Upcoming events.
Illinois Early Childhood Outdoors Peer-to-Peer Network Meeting
Photo by Irina Iriser on Unsplash
This is a monthly Peer-to-Peer Network Zoom meeting for educators who work in early learning who want to incorporate outdoor learning. We meet the second Monday of each month from 7-8pm. The meeting is not topic-based - we want to hear from you and find out what you need to get your work done and then work together to solve all of our needs as a community.
It’s important to get together now because:
Three states now have licensing standards for outdoor, nature-based (ONB) preschool programs and the national movement is only picking up steam. We want to convene a peer-to-peer network to talk about our community's needs in order to create an advisory council of experts to teach our state about ONB best practices.
Governor Pritzker has initiated a new agency to oversee everything related to Early Childhood Education, projected to open in 2027. The development of the new agency is a public process. Nature-based educators should be part of the conversation about what early childhood education looks like in our state.
Fill out the form at the link below to get on the invite list for the meeting and/or get on the mailing list for future meetings. FYI, these meetings are for educators. Feel free to add your name as a parent and you will receive notifications of parent focused events and networking opportunitities.
First Meeting of the Illinois Peer-to-Peer Network
Photo by Irina Iriser on Unsplash
We’re starting a monthly Peer-to-Peer Network Zoom meeting and this will be our first meeting. The meeting is not topic-based - we want to hear from you and find out what you need to get your work done.
It’s important to get together now because:
Three states now have licensing standards for outdoor, nature-based (ONB) preschool programs and the national movement is only picking up steam. We want to convene a peer-to-peer network to talk about our community's needs in order to create an advisory council of experts to teach our state about ONB best practices.
Governor Pritzker has initiated a new agency to oversee everything related to Early Childhood Education, projected to open in 2027. The development of the new agency is a public process. Nature-based educators should be part of the conversation about what early childhood education looks like in our state.
Fill out the form at the link below to get on the invite list for the meeting and/or get on the mailing list for future meetings.
Nature- and Play-Based Educator Meetup & Hot Dog Campfire
It all begins with an idea. Maybe you want to launch a business. Maybe you want to turn a hobby into something more. Or maybe you have a creative project to share with the world. Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.
Winter Play Group
It all begins with an idea. Maybe you want to launch a business. Maybe you want to turn a hobby into something more. Or maybe you have a creative project to share with the world. Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.
Winter Play Group
It all begins with an idea. Maybe you want to launch a business. Maybe you want to turn a hobby into something more. Or maybe you have a creative project to share with the world. Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.
Winter Play Group
It all begins with an idea. Maybe you want to launch a business. Maybe you want to turn a hobby into something more. Or maybe you have a creative project to share with the world. Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.
Winter Play Group
It all begins with an idea. Maybe you want to launch a business. Maybe you want to turn a hobby into something more. Or maybe you have a creative project to share with the world. Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.
Winter Play Group
It all begins with an idea. Maybe you want to launch a business. Maybe you want to turn a hobby into something more. Or maybe you have a creative project to share with the world. Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.
Winter Play Group
It all begins with an idea. Maybe you want to launch a business. Maybe you want to turn a hobby into something more. Or maybe you have a creative project to share with the world. Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.
Winter Play Group
It all begins with an idea. Maybe you want to launch a business. Maybe you want to turn a hobby into something more. Or maybe you have a creative project to share with the world. Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.
Winter Play Group
It all begins with an idea. Maybe you want to launch a business. Maybe you want to turn a hobby into something more. Or maybe you have a creative project to share with the world. Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.
Winter Play Group
It all begins with an idea. Maybe you want to launch a business. Maybe you want to turn a hobby into something more. Or maybe you have a creative project to share with the world. Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.
Winter Play Group
It all begins with an idea. Maybe you want to launch a business. Maybe you want to turn a hobby into something more. Or maybe you have a creative project to share with the world. Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.
Winter Play Group
It all begins with an idea. Maybe you want to launch a business. Maybe you want to turn a hobby into something more. Or maybe you have a creative project to share with the world. Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.
Winter Play Group
It all begins with an idea. Maybe you want to launch a business. Maybe you want to turn a hobby into something more. Or maybe you have a creative project to share with the world. Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.
Winter Play Group
It all begins with an idea. Maybe you want to launch a business. Maybe you want to turn a hobby into something more. Or maybe you have a creative project to share with the world. Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.
Winter Play Group
It all begins with an idea. Maybe you want to launch a business. Maybe you want to turn a hobby into something more. Or maybe you have a creative project to share with the world. Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.
No Small Matter Movie and Adventure Playscape
Forest Schools for Illinois (FSIL) is very proud to present a special screening of No Small Matter. High-quality early care and education has far-reaching impacts. With a healthy dose of humor and a surprising edge, No Small Matter reveals the tragic cost of getting this wrong, and the huge payoff—for our kids, our families, and our country—of getting it right. Run time is approximately 75 minutes. Please bring a lawn chair for comfortable movie viewing.
A fantastic pop-up adventure playscape will be provided for kids to experience while grown-ups watch the film, and popcorn will be enjoyed by all!
$10 suggested donation per family. Any proceeds will support the advocacy efforts of Forest Schools for Illinois to make outdoor preschools legal and accessible for more kids in our state.
Many thanks to the Welles Park Advisory Council and Park Supervisor Becky Kliber, who sponsored this event.
Solstice Pancake Party
Saturday, December 14, 2019
9:00 AM to 12:00 PM
LaBagh Woods, Grove #1 (the stone pavilion)
Suggested $10 donation per family
Join us, rain or shine, to celebrate the turning of the seasons and remember the joy and wonder of being outdoors in the winter. We’ll make pancakes, frolic in the wilderness, and enjoy a performance by Mae the Fire Dancer! We’ll also be filling out postcards and petitions asking our state representatives to pass the Forest Schools for Illinois bill.
Bring your own table settings; pancakes & tea provided
See you out there!