AN INTERACTIVE NATURE CLUB FOR CURIOUS KIDS

The Green Living Lab's Nature Explorers' Club invites children aged 7- 11 years to wonder at the natural world and encourages them to interact with their natural environment.

Children are guided to explore ecosystems through sensory games, imagination, observation, inquiry and reflection. By observing life from their unique perspective as well as imagining the perspectives of diverse organisms, children are encouraged to develop an understanding of other beings, and the processes and relationships within living systems.

Learning goals include developing curiosity about the natural world, intuition and reasoning skills, and the confidence to interact with nature responsibly.

CLUB INFORMATION

WHAT

Monthly Online Club for Children, 7 - 11 years

Language: English

Length: 90 minutes

WHEN

3rd Saturday of every month, March - December, 2021


1st Club: Saturday, 20 March

Times:

4 pm - 5.30 pm: Amsterdam (CET)

3 pm - 4.30 pm: London (GMT)


10 am - 11.30 am: New York (ET)

DATES & THEMES

20 March: BIRDS. Life Cycles, Bird Watching

17 April: BEES & POLLINATORS. Biodiversity, Building a Bee Hotel

15 May: SEEDS TO TREES. Germination, Plant Anatomy

19 June: BUTTERFLIES & MOTHS. Metamorphosis, Colours, Patterns

24 July: TEAMWORK. Bees, Ants, Termites, Humans

21 August: WATER WORLD. Aquatic Life, Water Cycle

18 September: SOIL LIFE. Soil Organisms, Nutrient Cycle

16 October: NOCTURNAL ANIMALS. Diverse Sensory Perceptions

20 November: MYCELIUM. Forest Layers, Symbiosis

18 December: FOOD WEBS. Creating Nature Webs

3 WAYS TO PARTICIPATE

- ACORN Membership: 1 x Nature Explorers' Club + additional themed learning resources. €16.50 pp.

- OAK Membership: 3 x Nature Explorers' Clubs + learning resources. €55 pp.

- FOREST Membership: 10 x Nature Explorers' Clubs + membership badge + learning resources. €135 pp.

* Free for children of essential workers.

** If you cannot afford membership due to present hardship, please contact us to discuss options for participation.

Proceeds from the Nature Explorers' Club go to an animal shelter in Amsterdam, De Toevlucht. For info: www.toevlucht.nl.

ABOUT US

The Green Living Lab has been creating nature-inspired learning experiences for students of all ages since 2015. We are a multicultural team and offer workshops and programmes in English.

Our educators encourage students to experience nature with their senses first of all. We guide students to observe and contemplate life in nature and to form their own unique questions to direct their learning journey.

NATURE EXPLORERS' CLUB TEAM

Dieuwertje Smolenaars: Club Educator

At age 7, Dieuwertje wanted to become a nature explorer. Today, she is a nature educator with 15 years' experience of educating children aged 5-13 years.

She lives with a snake and a day gecko and makes wildlife films in her native Netherlands and worldwide.

Dieuwertje guides students to explore nature wisely, by developing wonder, empathy and respect for the natural world.

Joshua Glass: Club Manager

Joshua has been a nature explorer since his childhood fascination with frogs, snakes and salamanders in his home in Massachusetts, USA.

As a gardener and a graduate of Interdisciplinary Arts, he is inspired by education, participatory design and mindfulness as tools for growing social and ecological wellbeing.

Joshua leads sensory awareness activities for Nature Explorers and develops interactive learning tools.

Aveen Colgan: Club Director

Aveen grew up in Ireland and has been a nature educator for 7 years. She is a consultant for social impact organizations and designs interactive gardens for learning and community.

She founded the Green Living Lab to help students become informed, inspired and engaged citizens.

Aveen directs the Nature Explorers' Club programme and online learning experience.

CONTACT

If you'd like further information on our Nature Explorers' Club programme and options for participation, please contact explorer@greenlivinglab.org.

OUR WEBSITE:

http://greenlivinglab.org