Mother Nature's Child at the Darien Library

On Thursday night, January 30th at 7 p.m., Steve Kellert will be speaking at the Darien Library about the documentary film in which he appears as an expert, "Mother Nature's Child: Growing Outdoors in the Media Age." The film is sponsored by the Darien Land Trust, Darien Nature Center and Greenwich Audubon. He will also be selling his book, "Birthright: People and Nature in the Modern World." Please join us for this special event and feel free to forward invitation to others.

 

Mother Nature's Child:   Growing Outdoors in the Media Age         Join Us Thursday, January 30 at 7:00 p.m.   Mother Nature's Child: Growing Outdoors in the Media Age. (2011); Documentary Feature; Not Rated; 57 minutes.   This film explores nature's powerful role in children's health and development through the experience of toddlers, children in middle childhood and adolescents. Mother Nature's Child asks the questions: Why do children need unstructured time outside? What is the place of risk-taking in healthy child development? How is play a form of learning? Why are teachers resistant to taking students outside? What does it mean to educate the whole child? The film screening will be followed by a brief discussion led by Stephen R. Kellert, Tweedy Ordway Professor Emeritus of Social Ecology and Senior Research Scholar at the Yale University School of Forestry and Environmental Studies. Dr. Kellert is the author of Birthright: People and Nature in the Modern World and Companions in Wonder: Children and Adults Exploring Nature Together. He is also a member of the Board of Directors of Bio-Logical Capital, a firm that invests in and implements sustainable land uses on large landscapes, as well as a founding partner of Environmental Capital Partners, a private equity company investing in the environmental sector.     Sponsored by: The Darien Library Co-Sponsored by: The Darien Nature Center, The Darien Land Trust, and The Greenwich Audubon. Register Now     When   Thursday, January 30th 7:00 p.m.   Where   The Darien Library 1441 Post Road, Darien, CT 203-655-1234   What   A very powerful screening and discussion led by Stephen R. Kellert         Stay Connected

 

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