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Awww - this made my day! 💚🌳"I have alread...

Awww - this made my day! 💚🌳"I have already been reading The Wish Trees to our grade one class and they went outside and made wishes. It was SUPER CUTE." — S. Chabot, Vice Principal, Namao SchoolThe Wish Trees: https://www.amazon.ca/Wish-Trees-Plan... #kidlit #education #publishers #cop29

Let’s Help Bring Learning Outside

Apply for a $5,000 ChariTree Foundation outdoor classroom grant



“Anything taught in an indoor classroom can also be taught outdoors. This can create fun, engaging and memorable adventures in learning for children everywhere.“ — Andrea Koehle Jones, Children’s Nature Education Advocate and Founder, The ChariTree Foundation

The ChariTree Foundation has expanded its climate education mandate by helping schools and children’s camps across Canada build outdoor classrooms. We also help build outdoor classrooms in Africa by working with registered Canadian charities.

The goal is to get kids outdoors more and give them more opportunities to participate in accessible outdoor learning and climate education programs. Let’s give them opportunities to survive and thrive while contributing positively to their ever-changing world.

This next round of funding is now open (starting September 11, 2024) for:

Canadian schools and summer camps. If your Canadian school or camp is building an outdoor classroom (in Canada or Canadian registered charities building outdoor classrooms and children’s learning gardens for environmental education programs in Africa) as part of an outdoor learning program, fill out the form below to apply. The grant application window will only be open for a few days until grant funds have been allocated so fill out the form right away.

* If your school or outdoor learning program has already received a grant to build an outdoor classroom, you can apply again to help complete your outdoor classroom. Preference will be given to outdoor programs that haven’t received previous grants.

IMPORTANT: 

Only Canadian schools, children’s camps or registered Canadian charities can apply if they have the ability to:

• email info [at] charitree-foundation [dot] org by October 22, 2024 a letter acknowledging that your school or camp has received $5,000 from The ChariTree Foundation to help build your outdoor classroom.

$5,000 grants will be announced by September 20, 2024 and if selected, your school or camp funds will be sent out on September 26, 2024. 

Follow on Twitter @Love_Trees or check The ChariTree Foundation websitefor updates.

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Around the World and Back Again…

Andrea just returned from UN biodiversity meetings in Nairobi, visiting an orphanage in eastern Kenya that The ChariTree Foundation first partnered to support environmental education with in 2011, and attending the UNICEF Leading Minds think tank in Florence to discuss climate change solutions for kids. She is also querying a new children's nonfiction book based on her recent magazine article about hosting a TREEmendous tree planting party. Updates coming soon.

Earth Day Printables for Little Tree Planters

Planting a tree is already such a fun project for children, and now you can take it a step further and turn it into a little party!




The ChariTree Foundation worked on this darling project with Chickabug in an effort to get more children outdoors to plant their first tree.




Happy Tree Planting!



https://blog.chickabug.com/free-printable-tree-planting-kit-for-kids/#google_vignette

Here’s a free Earth Day printable that will get your kids even more excited to plant a tree!

Planting a tree is already such a fun project for children, and now you can take it a step further and turn it into a little party!




The ChariTree Foundation worked on this darling project with Chickabug in an effort to get more children outdoors to plant their first tree.




Happy Tree Planting!



https://blog.chickabug.com/free-printable-tree-planting-kit-for-kids/#google_vignette

Discover the Best 24 Earth Day Books for Children | Earth Day 2024

A children’s environmental education advocate shares her book recommendations to inspire kids on Earth Day and every day.
Are you searching for the ideal book to celebrate Earth Day with your children and teach them about preserving the environment? Look no further! Author and Children's environmental education advocate and author, Andrea Koehle Jones, has curated a list of her top 24 fun and inspiring fiction and nonfiction books worth exploring with your kids on Earth Day and every day.

Let's celebrate Earth Day by reading children everywhere an inspiring Earth Day children's book. It's one of the best ways to help kids understand how they can protect the planet. From learning how to plant a tree, to protecting animals, oceans, forests and more.



"Earth Day is a brilliant day to introduce children to the wonders of nature and show them that they are never too little to help protect the planet," said Andrea Koehle Jones, Founder and Children's Climate Education Advocate, The ChariTree Foundation.

These books are sure to ignite environmental enthusiasm in children and adults alike!

Listed in alphabetical order:

A River's Gifts
Carson Crosses Canada
Climate Warriors: Fourteen Scientists and Fourteen Ways We Can Save Our Planet
Everybody Needs a Rock
How to Be an Explorer of the World: Portable Life Museum
In Our Garden
Island Girls: Free the Sea of Plastic
Kids Fight Plastic: How to Be a #2minutesuperhero
Little Seed 
My Book of Rocks and Minerals: Things to Find, Collect, and Treasure
My First Garden: For Little Gardeners Who Want to Grow
My Friend Earth: (Earth Day Books with Environmentalism Message for Kids, Saving Planet Earth, Our Planet Book)
National Geographic Readers: Cutest Animals Collection
Old Enough to Save the Planet
One Earth
Outdoor School: Animal Watching: The Definitive Interactive Nature Guide
Outdoor School: Tree, Wildflower, and Mushroom Spotting: The Definitive Interactive Nature Guide
Plastic, Ahoy!: Investigating the Great Pacific Garbage Patch
Sea Otter Heroes: The Predators That Saved an Ecosystem
Stand Like a Cedar
Thank You, Earth: A Love Letter to Our Planet: A Springtime Book For Kids
The Big Book of the Blue
The EARTH Book
The Earth Gives More
The Wild
The Wish Trees: How Planting Trees Can Help Make the World a Better Place
Up in the Garden and Down in the Dirt: (Nature Book for Kids, Gardening and Vegetable Planting, Outdoor Nature Book)
Wangari's Trees of Peace: A True Story from Africa
What a Waste: Trash, Recycling, and Protecting our Planet
We Are Water Protectors
Wildlife Ranger Action Guide: Track, Spot & Provide Healthy Habitat for Creatures Close to Home

Happy reading!

(Of course it goes without saying, whenever possible choose tree-free e-books or books printed on 100% recycled paper.)

 

Let’s Have a Children’s Tree Planting Party! (by Andrea Koehle Jones)

You can host a tree planting party in 5 easy steps
By Climate Journalist ANDREA KOEHLE JONES (EcoParent Magazine)

The true joy of a tree-planting party is the enthusiasm of children and young adults, who are having fun while helping our planet. As you stand among these young people, ready to get your hands dirty and join in on the action, you can't help but marvel at how their energy transforms the world around them. Every hole dug and tree seedling planted by these kids leaves a lasting impact, knowing that they were part of something much bigger than themselves. 

It’s no secret that kids who spend more time outdoors are healthier for it. By organising a tree-planting party for children, you’re not only teaching them how to love and respect nature but also providing them with important hands-on experience. 

5 STEPS FOR THE COOLEST PARTY! 

Thank you Nature Canada!

Welcome Andrea Koehle Jones to Nature Canada's signature initiative hashtag #WomenforNature, uniting women across Canada who are passionate about protecting and conserving nature and inspiring youth of today to take action for nature’s future.

“I want to give children opportunities to fall in love with nature because you protect what you love.” — Andrea Koehle Jones, Founder, The ChariTree Foundation.

To learn more about Andrea Koehle Jones ➡️ https://bit.ly/48KNBXb

"I am honoured to be a part of Women for Nature, an impactful initiative led by Nature Canada. I look forward to working alongside the dedicated women from all over Canada who are tirelessly striving to preserve species, protect habitats, and ensure nature's survival for generations to come.

In 2024, Nature Canada will celebrate its 85th anniversary. Among many achievements, Nature Canada has protected over 110 million acres of parks and wildlife areas and countless species that depend on this habitat across Canada. If you’re interested in learning more about this impactful program, send me a message and I will connect you with the Nature Canada team for more information."

The Hummingbird Trees (Diary of Tree Girl) just made the OUTSTANDING SCREENPLAYS quarterfinals!

Outstanding start to the week — I just learned my script The Hummingbird Trees (Diary of a Tree Girl) made the @outscreenplays QFs boosting into the top 7% on @coverfly!

Thank you @outscreenplays, congratulations and good luck to the other QFs!

#screenwriting #5amwritersclub 

Let’s Have a Children’s Tree Planting Party! (by Andrea Koehle Jones)

You can host a tree planting party in 5 easy steps
By Climate Journalist ANDREA KOEHLE JONES (EcoParent Magazine)

The true joy of a tree-planting party is the enthusiasm of children and young adults, who are having fun while helping our planet. As you stand among these young people, ready to get your hands dirty and join in on the action, you can't help but marvel at how their energy transforms the world around them. Every hole dug and tree seedling planted by these kids leaves a lasting impact, knowing that they were part of something much bigger than themselves. 

It’s no secret that kids who spend more time outdoors are healthier for it. By organising a tree-planting party for children, you’re not only teaching them how to love and respect nature but also providing them with important hands-on experience. 

5 STEPS FOR THE COOLEST PARTY!