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Middle Susquehanna Riverkeeper PodcastJanuary 17, 2025: Dr. Jean LominoFounder and director of the Forest School Teacher Institute, Dr. Jean Lomino, of Chattanooga, Tennessee, talks about what forest schooling is, her journey as an educator to better understanding the importance of outdoor learning and what people can expect at a mid-April certification training she is offering in PA. 2025-01-1721 min
Outdoor Classrooms Podcast43. Reclaim the Roots in Education with Jean Lomino from The Forest School Teacher InstituteThe doors to our NEW Outdoor Classrooms website have opened which also includes our NEW CIRCLE Membership Hub. I'm excited to start helping all new members access the resources they need to cultivate and grow an enriching outdoor classroom. We are celebrating BIG! If you sign up now, then you will get the best price the membership will ever be, plus access to ALL our resources. Join today for only $20/month. Limited Time Offer. MEET JEAN:Jean Lomino holds a Ph.D. in Leadership with an emphasis in Environmental Education. She...2023-08-2246 min
Masterclass With Fearless EducatorINVISIBLE | Session 3 | USA | Dr. Jean Lomino, Wauhatchie School & Forest School Teacher InstituteJean Lomino holds a Ph.D. in Leadership with an emphasis in Environmental Education. She was a classroom teacher for 20 years, and since 2000 she has been an adjunct professor for a Master’s Degree program in Outdoor Teacher Education. Jean served as Executive Director of Reflection Riding Arboretum and Nature Center in Chattanooga TN from 2005-2013. In 2015 she co-founded Wauhatchie School, the first forest kindergarten in the state of Tennessee which in the past five years has grown to include four forest school sites in the Chattanooga area with an enrollment of 160 students. Jean is also founder and lead tr...2020-11-0359 min
MOVRSHow to Start a Forest School with Dr. Jean Lomino | Episode 24Ever wonder if you could start your own Forest School? This is the perfect time to dive into it and offer students an alternative form of education! Listen as Jean shares how she started her first Forest School, and is now training future Forest School teachers from around the world. I hope you finish this episode feeling just as inspired as I did!Bio:Dr. Jean Lomino’s varied career includes being a classroom teacher, adjunct professor for the MSED in Outdoor Education at Southern Adventist University, Executive Director of Reflection Riding Arboretum and Natur...2020-10-1255 min
Earthkeepers: A Circlewood Podcast on Creation Care and SpiritualityChildren and earthkeeping: Bonnie Cretton and the Woodsong Forest School | Ep. 14In this episode we talk to Bonnie Cretton—founder and director of Woodsong Forest School in southeast Tennessee. Bonnie is committed to raising up a generation of children who see themselves as integrally connected to all life on earth. She believes that when children are educated in ways that promote a sense of belonging to all nature, they will inevitably grow up to be earthkeepers. Notes:Bonnie Cretton, founder and director of Woodsong Forest School, TennesseeBonnie's bioTed talk by Dr. Peter Gray - The Decline of PlayCrisis in th...2020-10-0548 min
Loose Parts Nature PlaySit SpotsJean Lomino https://forestteacher.org/ Building Observation Skills with Sit Spots https://www.oraeyc.org/single-post/2017/12/11/Build-Childrens-Observation-Skills-with-Sit-Spots Merry Lea NBECE Regional Network: https://www.goshen.edu/merrylea/nature-based-early-childhood-education-regional-network/ Coyote’s Guide to Connecting with Nature https://amzn.to/2DF0Xev Loose Parts Play Facebook Page Loose Parts Play Facebook Group Inside Outside Michiana Facebook Page Loose Parts Nature Play Website 2020-08-0623 min