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URL:https://usnn.ca/events/from-wonder-to-wisdom-exploring-nature-through-
 our-senses-across-ages/
SUMMARY:From Wonder to Wisdom: Exploring Nature Through Our Senses Across A
 ges
DESCRIPTION:A Professional Learning Workshop Series for Educators\n Hosted 
 by United Spirit Nature Network (USNN)\n In collaboration with the New Bru
 nswick Department of Education and Early Childhood Development (EECD) \n\
 n \n🌿 About the Series\nFrom Wonder to Wisdom is a transformative virt
 ual workshop series designed to support educators in deepening children’
 s connection to nature through age-appropriate sensory-based learning. Fro
 m playful discovery in early childhood to critical reflection in high scho
 ol\, this series empowers educators to bring place-based environmental edu
 cation into their classrooms and communities. \nRooted in the Nature Thro
 ugh Our Senses approach\, the series blends Indigenous knowledge and Weste
 rn science to inspire stewardship\, curiosity\, and curriculum-aligned tea
 ching tools. \n\n \n📅 When: October – November 2025 (exact date se
 e the table below)\n📩 Want to stay informed?  Send your interest to: i
 nfo@usnn.ca to join our mailing list and receive early access to registrat
 ion. \n✅ Key Features \n\n\n 	🧠 4 Virtual Workshops (2 hours each)
  \n 	📜 Certificate of Participation for professional development \n 	
 🎯 Targeted to Kindergarten through Grade 12 educators \n 	💻 Hosted 
 via Zoom (link provided upon registration) \n\n🎯 Workshop Objectives 
 \n\n\n 	Equip educators with tools and frameworks for sensory-based enviro
 nmental education \n 	Clarify the difference between experiencing and int
 erpreting nature through the senses \n 	Foster place-based\, sustainable 
 learning aligned with NB curriculum goals \n\n📚 Workshop Series Overvi
 ew \n\n\n\n\nWorkshop Title \nDate   \nLocation  \nTarget Age Group
  \nTheme \nLearning Focus \n\n\nHealing Plants and Cultural Memory: Ced
 ar &amp\; Sage in Practice \nOct 1 \nTBD \nKindergarten \nWonder \nPl
 ayful discovery\; emotional and sensory curiosity \n\n\nSoundscapes and S
 ense Mapping for Ecological Literacy \nOct 8 \nTBD \nGrades 1–3 \nEx
 ploration \nNaming\, asking\, categorizing\; sensory learning as inquiry
  \n\n\nSeasons and Storytelling: From Narrative to Action \nOct 15 \nTB
 D \nGrades 4–8 \nAwareness \nInterconnection in ecosystems\; observat
 ion with intention \n\n\nSensing the Land: Bridging Wisdom and Neuroscien
 ce \nOct 22 \nTBD \nGrades 9–12 \nWisdom \nReflection\, stewardship
 \, and ethics of environmental perception \n\n\nCelebration of success 
  \nNov 12 \nTBD \nAll participants of the workshops will be invited to 
 a final reflection meeting and celebration \n \nExchange feedback and pl
 anning for next step  \n\n\n
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CATEGORIES:Online Learning
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