Become a Nature Explore Certified Program

This was the plaque I received when I became Nature Explore Certified in 2017. You can find my STORY about my Nature Explore Certified Classroom on their website.

You can also see what other Nature Explore Certified Classrooms look like.

What is Nature Explore?

The Nature Explore program supports your important efforts to connect children with nature by offering…

• Outdoor Classroom Design Services to help you create nurturing, nature-based outdoor spaces

• Workshops & Conferences to share effective, inspiring ideas for enhancing children’s learning with nature

• Natural Products for Outdoor Classrooms, field-tested components that support children’s interests and creativity

• Family Resources to inspire nature connections at home

• Sustainability Network to help programs connect and share ideas (this includes a growing network of Certified Nature Explore Classrooms around the nation)

• Research and Field-testing as the foundation for all our programs and resources

What do Nature Explore Classrooms look like?

Nature Explore Classrooms come in all shapes and sizes, and can be designed and created with all budgets, in all climates, for all different program types. Although each one is unique, they have one thing in common: our research-based guiding principles help ensure that each space supports amazing transformations in children’s lives.

You can also order Family Tool Kits to use with your families to help them find ideas and activities to inspire children’s love for the earth and help them become tomorrow’s generation of caring environmental stewards.

You can find out more information about becoming Nature Explore Certified by going to www.natureexplore.org