Less Screen – More Green! Beginning a Nature Journaling Practice

Looking for an alternative for you and your child to reduce time spent on a device? Would you like to feel more comfortable supporting your child’s literacy journey? Join Loudoun Wildlife Conservancy for just the solution! In the practice of nature journaling, you use words and pictures to record observations, questions, and connections on the pages of a notebook. Why keep a nature journal? Whether you’re 5 or 95, it’s a lens to help focus your attention and enrich your experience of the natural world. Journalers say it helps them discover, think, remember, be curious, have reverence, cultivate joy, make connections – shall we go on?! Join us for a FREE, creative and playful way to begin a practice that you can enjoy anywhere and anytime. It’s easy to begin and learn, and an alternative ‘addictive practice’ you can explore as a family. (your child might already be participating in Outdoor Learning since we’ve been training teachers since 2010!) We’ll have blank journals for those who register, but bring a favorite notebook or drawing utensils if you like. You don’t need to identify as an artist to begin; we’ll teach simple sketching practices to get you started. This class is designed for families and is appropriate for students K-12; please ensure children under 12 are accompanied by an adult. This event is at Claude Moore Park Pavilion #1.