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Darke County Parks
7th Annual
Miami Valley Leave No Child Inside Summit
The Leave No Child Inside Movement has brought to national attention
the critical role that nature plays in healthy childhood development.
Reconnecting children with nature is not an environmental issue – it is
a childhood development issue. It touches organizations involved in
health, education, community services, regional planning, parks,
recreation and natural resources. It addresses some of today’s most
pressing problems related to children, including obesity, stress
related mental health, low self-esteem, poor academic performance and
unhealthy environments.
Nature-centered play experiences for children are those that instill
wonder and engender curiosity; take place in outdoor settings ranging
from backyards to neighborhoods to city parks to wilderness; and occur
in the form of guided activities as well as unstructured nature play in
children’s everyday lives.
Don’t miss this opportunity to become part of the solution and discover
what is being achieved on a local level to make children healthier,
happier and smarter by encouraging outdoor play.
The 7th Annual Miami Valley Leave No Child Inside Summit is Saturday,
March 10 beginning at 9:30am. The Summit will be held at the Main
Branch of the Dayton Metro Library located at 215 E. Third Street
Dayton, OH.
The Miami Valley Leave No Child Inside Committee has once again put
together a fantastic array of breakout sessions, trainings, speakers
and a youth panel discussion.
Parents, teachers, healthcare professionals and community members alike
are invited to participate in a Growing UP WILD Workshop with Lauren
Stayer Asquith of Five Rivers Metroparks, Family Café’ Discussion with
Abby Rymarczyk from University of Dayton, a Green Schoolyard Workshop
and Book Club Discussion featuring “How to Raise a Wild Child” all of
this takes place in the morning. The afternoon sessions include
the Five Rivers MetroParks OUTstanding Teacher Awards, Keynote Speaker
Dr. John Duby “Building Brains Through Outdoor Play” and more.
Dr. Duby is a professor and Chair of the Dept. of Pediatrics at Wright
State University Boonshoft School of Medicine and Vice President for
Academic Affairs and Community Health at Dayton Children’s Hospital.
Lastly, the most recent recipients of the Connect to Nature Awards will
be honored as well.
For more information or to register for this FREE event please visit
the website
https://ohiolnci.org/ohio-regions/miami-valleydayton/summit/ or
email Mandy Martin at mmartin@darkecountyparks.org.
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