Atlanta, GA
Good Day Atlanta viewer information: May 11, 2022
ATLANTA – Connecting youngsters to nature the objective of worldwide conference in Atlanta:
Again in 2005, Kids & Nature Community co-founder Richard Louv coined the time period “Nature-Deficit Dysfunction” to explain the impression on human beings of spending much less and fewer time outdoor. This week, greater than 15 years later, Louv and a whole lot of different leaders are right here in Atlanta, working collectively to search out methods to attach youngsters to nature and reverse the development of spending an excessive amount of time indoors.
The Kids & Nature Community is internet hosting the Inside-Out Worldwide Convention this week on the Hyatt Regency Atlanta, gathering a whole lot of neighborhood leaders, educators, scientists and extra for 4 full days of growing methods to create equitable entry to the outside for youngsters and households.
Workshops and panels have been ongoing since Monday, and Thursday might be a very busy day, with opening feedback from Yolanda Renee King (granddaughter of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.), a dialog between Dr. Jane Goodall and Richard Louv, after which a household pageant at Rodney Prepare dinner Sr. Peace Park at Historic Vine Metropolis in Atlanta.
That pageant, organized with nationwide nonprofit Hike it Child and known as “Carry it Outside!,” will happen from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. Thursday and is free and open to the general public. The 16-acre park is positioned off of Vine Road in Downtown Atlanta, just some blocks from Mercedes-Benz Stadium.
For extra info on the Kids & Nature Community, click on right here. And click on the video participant on this article to take a look at our morning on the Inside-Out Worldwide Convention, studying extra in regards to the members and the occasion’s mission.
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