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Takoma Park, MD, United States, 2015/08/04 - AFKA, the American Forest Kindergarten Association founded by renowned naturalist and early childhood educator Erin Kenny, launches its website and first membership drive.
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A new association created to advocate for National Standards for incorporating Nature Immersion into the curriculum of young schoolchildren across America has opened its doors today under the leadership of renowned naturalist and early childhood educator, Erin Kenny.
The American Forest Kindergarten Association (AFKA) has for goal to unite early childhood educators, parents, policy-makers, and other stakeholders in the interest of enabling children to become attuned with their surrounding natural environment and the American landscape.
AFKA will be an independent voice in the national discussion on education, leveraging the weight of the association and that of our individual members to inform the debate on national priorities for our children’s future. AFKA seeks to be a valued partner to institutions, associations, individuals, and other entities that share a common goal of encouraging policies designed to establish and facilitate the establishment of universal standards and programs for physical exposure to the natural world as an essential component of early childhood education on a national level.
As the growing body of compelling scientific evidence demonstrates what we have all long held to be true that introducing children to the natural world at an early age has a profoundly positive impact on their mental, physical, and social well-being the need for advocacy of nationwide standards in nature immersion becomes increasingly necessary. The American Forest Kindergarten Association (AFKA) has for goal to unite early childhood educators, parents, policy-makers, and other stakeholders in the interest of enabling children to become attuned with their surrounding natural environment and the American landscape.
AFKA (forestkindergartenassociation.org) will be an independent voice in the national discussion on education, leveraging the weight of the association and that of our individual members to inform the debate on national priorities for our children’s future. AFKA seeks to be a valued partner to institutions, associations, individuals, and other entities that share a common goal of encouraging policies designed to establish and facilitate the establishment of universal standards and programs for physical exposure to the natural world as an essential component of early childhood education on a national level.
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