Growing Up Wild™
Professional Development Workshops

Growing up WILD™ (GUW) is a national program of the Council for Environmental Education, and is an award winning, multi-disciplinary environmental education activity guide designed for educators who work with students aged 3-7. To review the guide in-depth and learn more about the opportunities for your classroom, visit www.pwGrowingUpWILD.org.

Introductory Video for Growing Up Wild:

Educator Training Opportunities
As a State Partner for GUW, EEAI hosts lively, hands-on educator trainings which assist the teacher in using the guide to bring environmental education into the classroom immediately upon return.

The trainings are instructed by certified Growing Up WILD™ facilitators and include science content-based background, guides and activity alignment to both NAEYC Standards and Head Start Domains.

Register for a workshop in your region or contact a local facilitator to host a training at your facility today!

GUW also makes a great concurrent session, in-service training or exhibit booth attraction; contact the EEAI GUW Coordinator for options.

Growing Up WILD’s Activity Guide:

• Is written for early childhood educators of children ages 3-7
• Features 27 field-tested, hands-on, nature-based activities in a full-color 11”x17’’ activity guide
• Includes crafts, art projects, music, conservation activities, reading and math connections and much more
• Involves social, emotional, physical, language, and cognitive domains to help foster learning and development in all areas
• Supports developmentally appropriate practice allowing children to learn at levels that are individually, socially, and culturally appropriate
• Is correlated to the National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC) Standards and the Head Start Domains
• Activities include “Home Connections” handouts to connect home caregivers with classroom curriculum their child is learning.
• Trainings average 3 hours; adaptable to presentation/in-service needs
• Trained facilitators ensure science-content based experience

Explore this sample activity: Fishing Fun

Review the Home Connections Extension: Fishing Fun

The Illinois State GUW Coordinator is Sarah Livesay; she can be reached at (217) 469.0289 or s.livesay@comcast.net.