FOREST SCHOOL ASSOCIATION Competitors

The Wild Center is located in the heart of the Adirondacks in upstate New York. The Adirondacks are unique in the world. Surrounded by people, they house great expanses of nature interspersed with small towns and communities. They can be an example for a future where man and the rest of the natural world thrive in the same place. This Center, dedicated to understanding this rare place, is committed to helping people explore not a small collection, but one that lives and breathes across the entire expanse of the natural world. The Wild Center is science-based, and its experiences, exhibits and programs are designed to open new ways to look into the latest discoveries made by natural scientists. There may be no more important issue facing humankind than discovering better ways to thrive with the rest of the natural world, and there may be no better place to understand that effort than in the Adirondacks. The Center is the place to see and appreciate the natural side of that vital story.

The Children & Nature Network (C&NN) envisions a world in which all children play, learn and grow with nature in their everyday lives. We are nonprofit organization leading a global movement to increase equitable access to nature so that children and natural places can thrive. We power this movement by investing in leadership and communities through sharing evidence-based resources, scaling innovative solutions and driving policy change.We believe that nature has the power to make children healthier, happier and smarter. But over the last few generations, childhood has moved indoors, leaving kids disconnected from the natural world. This worldwide trend has profound implications for children’s healthy development—and the future of our planet. Please learn more at: http://www.childrenandnature.org

The Green Belt Movement is a non-profit grassroots non-governmental organization (NGO) based in Kenya. The mission of the Green Belt Movement is to mobilize community consciousness- using tree planting as an entry point- for self-determination, equity, improved livelihoods and security, and environmental conservation.