ReThink Red Deer

Children, green spaces, routes to school

Children and 'green' planning

There is growing interest in gardening, green spaces, and safe walk-to-school routes for children. A number of communities are realizing that they can make significant positive impacts on children's health and their learning through 'green' programs and environments.

Here in Red Deer, a number of people recently participated in sessions sponsored by the Columbia Institute, looking at the 'nature deficit' that children experience, and how to turn things around.

Mayor Flewwelling passed along the following resource link on Children, Youth and Environments.

Posted in Education by: lornedaniel 2009/11/20 0 Comments