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Our childhood

Our childhood. Go outside and don't come in until dinner time !. Today’s children. Today 50% decline in outdoor activities 9 hours less per week than 25 years ago. Trends. Trends -Less freedom -Schedules -Fears -Media -Less access. Consequences. Impacts -Obesity -Stress

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Our childhood

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  1. Our childhood • Go outside and don't come in until dinner time!

  2. Today’s children • Today • 50% decline in outdoor activities • 9 hours less per week than 25 years ago

  3. Trends • Trends • -Less freedom -Schedules • -Fears • -Media • -Less access

  4. Consequences • Impacts • -Obesity • -Stress • -Hyperactivity • -“Culture of depression”

  5. Benefits • Nature Play • Children are • -happier • -healthier • -smarter

  6. Benefits II • Benefits • -Creativity • -Confidence • -Collaboration • -Less stress • -School

  7. Family Opportunities • Good for families • -Quality time • -Bonding • -Affordable

  8. How? • Discovery • -Camps • -Local parks • -Programs • -Home activities

  9. The American Camp Association is a partner of Nature Rocks.

  10. American Camp Association The mission of the American Camp Association® (ACA) is to enrich the lives of children, youth and adults through the camp experience.

  11. www.CampParents.org/nature

  12. <add your camp logo> • <Your Organization> • is part of Nature Rocks

  13. Nature Rocks Nature Rocks To inspire & empower parents Partners • REI • Nature Conservancy • US Fish & Wildlife • American Camp Association (ACA) • American Heart Association • Founded by • Children & Nature Network (C&NN) • ecoAmerica 14

  14. Our Camp’s Family Activities and Programs <1 or 2 slides> • <picture and key point(s)>

  15. What You Can Do • Join us as a partner to build the Nature Rocks campaign! • Tell others about the family programs, activities, and events offered at [CAMP NAME]. • Help us get the word out about the importance of the camp experience. Incorporate ACA’s Green Spoken Here pledge program in your home. • Circulate information about Nature Rocks, such as the flyer and Nature Rocks seasonal activity guides. • Become a “fan” of the following Facebook pages and encourage your friends to do the same: • (Nature Rocks) www.facebook.com/NatureRocks • (American Camp Association) www.facebook.com/ACACamps?ref=mf • [YOUR CAMP’s Facebook URL)

  16. “I have a conviction that a few weeks spent in a well-organized summer camp may be of more value educationally than a whole year of formal school work.” Charles Elliot, former president of Harvard University

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