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February 17, 2013

Black Bear Center certified

Submitted by Keep Chatsworth-Murray The Dalton Daily Citizen Sun Feb 17, 2013, 05:56 AM EST

Keep Chatsworth-Murray Beautiful Black Bear Outdoor Learning Center, at 215 S. Third Ave. in Chatsworth, has earned national certification as a Nature Explore Classroom from Dimensions Educational Research Foundation and the Arbor Day Foundation.

Keep Chatsworth-Murray Beautiful Black Bear Outdoor Learning Center joins a growing network of organizations and institutions that have created effective nature-based outdoor learning environments for children. This network allows for idea-sharing, peer support and continuous development.

More information on Keep Chatsworth-Murray Beautiful Black Bear Outdoor Learning Center may be found at www.natureexplore.org/certified/BlackBearOLC.cfm.

Nature Explore Classrooms are part of the Nature Explore program, a collaborative project of the Arbor Day Foundation and Dimensions Educational Research Foundation developed in response to the growing disconnect between children and nature. Certified Nature Explore Classrooms help fill the void by integrating research-based outdoor learning opportunities into children’s daily lives.

“Keep Chatsworth-Murray Beautiful has shown tremendous leadership in growing the next generation of environmental stewards,” said Susie Wirth, Nature Explore outreach director. “Their commitment to providing research-based and nature-rich learning offers a wonderful example to educators throughout the country.”

The classrooms, which are being developed across the country, offer interactive elements such as musical instruments made of natural materials, garden or pathway areas and natural materials for building and creating art. Children who learn and grow in Certified Nature Explore Classrooms enhance concentration, develop creativity and problem-solving, relieve stress and improve skills in many areas of development.

Outdoor classrooms that are designed according to standards and principles described in Dimensions Educational Research Foundation’s Learning With Nature Idea Book are eligible to become certified Nature Explore Classrooms. A new guidebook, “At Home With Nature: Creating Nature Explore Playscapes for Families,” helps parents bring the same research-based approach to learning in nature to their own children at home.

The first Nature Explore Classroom is in the Tree Adventure attraction at Arbor Day Farm, the Arbor Day Foundation’s interactive conservation venue in Nebraska City, Neb. More information on the program can be found at natureexplore.org, on Facebook or on the Nature Explore community blog.

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