Update on the Merritt Lectures
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Speaker 1 - Mike Lanza is author of Playborhood: Turn Your Neighborhood Into a Place for Play . He also blogs at Playborhood.com . He's worked hard to create a very rich neighborhood play life for his three boys - ages 8, 5, and 3 - in Menlo Park. He's also discovered and written about dozens of neighborhoods throughout North America that are doing innovative things to make a vibrant life for kids. Prior to his writing career, Mike was a five-time software and Internet entrepreneur in Silicon Valley. He holds an MA in Education, an MBA, and an MA and BA in Economics, all from Stanford University.
Description
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Children hardly play outside on their own in their neighborhoods, and they are suffering in many ways as a result. Many people lament this problem, but feel powerless to change it. This session will describe how parents, childcare professionals, and designers can give children a life of neighborhood play, every day. First, the problem will be characterized as a social problem, so that individual solutions like limiting screen time or structured activities are, by themselves, grossly inadequate. Then, Lanza will describe many innovative communities in the US that have successfully addressed this problem with innovative community approaches. Finally, he will provide a comprehensive set of step-by-step solutions to this problem.
Speaker 2 - Tenative - Nooshin Razani - pediatrician at Children's Hospital in Oakland - Discuss the health benefits of nature on kids
Speaker 3 - TBD -Topic exposing Urban kids to nature. Have emails out to 2 possible speakers.
Handouts:
Jan Cecil has put together a hand out on the benfits of nature for children.
Parents Press to get copies of the July Children in Nature
EBRP Activity Guide
Children in Nature Resource list
To Do List:
- Need help putting together a list of Children in Nature Resources: Books, Mag, Videos, articles. Needs to be 1 page long. - TBD
- Need the EBRP Activity guide. - Wendy will contact Isa.
- Market the event - Krista and anyone else who would like to help spread the word.
- Finalize Speakers - Wendy
Tuesday, October 30, 7:30 - 9:00pm
Merritt College,12500 Campus Drive Oakland, CA 94619; Room R-23 (bottom level of the R-Building at the main entrance to campus).