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Posted November 12, 2024 | Topic: Education, Professional Development
Saturday, 12/07/2024: Winter Solstice Outdoor Teacher Retreat, Dec. 7, 2024 (Columbia, MD)
Winter is on the way – how will you celebrate the season? Join us for the third annual Winter Solstice Retreat that focuses on ways to explore nature in winter. This retreat brings together experts in the field of nature-based early learning to share ideas and practices with a variety of hands-on sessions to choose…
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Posted September 18, 2024 | Topic: Advocacy, Agriculture, Education, Habitat Restoration & Conservation, Professional Development
Nature-Based Teacher Certification – online course begins Oct. 1st!
We are thrilled to offer our Nature-Based Teacher Certification as a 6-week online option! You will gain a deeper understanding of nature pedagogy and practices as you earn this introductory credential. To date, we have certified more than one thousand teachers from all 50 states and 24 countries, each gaining strategies and tools to facilitate…
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Posted September 18, 2024 | Topic: Advocacy, Agriculture, Education, Habitat Restoration & Conservation, Professional Development
Friday, 10/18/2024: Night for Nature: A fundraiser in support of Nature-Based Education! (Hydes, MD)
Join us Friday, October 18 for on a beautiful Night for Nature! Boordy Vineyards, just north of Baltimore, is the setting for this autumn fundraiser that supports nature-based education across the region. Live music, seaonal local fare, a selection of Boordy wines, and fun foraged food awaits (ever tried fire cider? or wild mocktails?). The…
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Posted September 18, 2024 | Topic: Advocacy, Agriculture, Education, Professional Development
Tuesday, 10/01/2024: Nature-Based Teacher Certification – online course begins Oct. 1st!
We are thrilled to offer our Nature-Based Teacher Certification as a 6-week online option! You will gain a deeper understanding of nature pedagogy and practices as you earn this introductory credential. To date, we have certified more than one thousand teachers from all 50 states and 24 countries, each gaining strategies and tools to facilitate…
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Posted May 13, 2024 | Topic: Advocacy, Agriculture, Education, Habitat Restoration & Conservation
Friday, 10/18/2024: Night for Nature: A fundraiser in support of Nature-Based Education! (Hydes, MD)
Early bird tickets now available! Join us for our inaugural Night for Nature on Fri., October 18, 2024 from 6-9 p.m. Held at local vintner Boordy Vineyards in Hydes, Maryland, our fall fundraiser includes live music, bespoke foraged fare, and opportunities for giving in support of nature-based education. Night for Nature is a dressy casual event….
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Posted March 21, 2024 | Topic: Education, Marketing and Communications, Professional Development
Program Coordinator for nature-based teacher training! – The Eastern Region Association of Forest and Nature Schools (ERAFANS)
The Eastern Region Association of Forest and Nature Schools (ERAFANS) is excited to announce an opening for a Program Coordinator! This part-time, 25 hour/week job is based in the greater Baltimore, MD region. In this role, you will coordinate various in person training opportunities such as Outdoor Teacher Retreats and custom professional development at schools,…
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Posted January 18, 2023
Program Director for Forest School, Preschool Programs – Notchcliff Nature Programs
Notchcliff Nature Programs offers 100% outdoor learning opportunities to children, families, and elders on the grounds of Glen Meadows Retirement Community in Glen Arm, MD. Just 8 miles from Baltimore City, our programs provide access to nature-based education and play through Notchcliff Forest Preschool, Forest Homeschool Cooperative, Seedlings Caregiver & Child Nature Series, and Orugas…
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Posted July 27, 2022
Forest Days Outdoor Learning Program in Baltimore City Public Schools
The Eastern Region Association of Forest and Nature Schools (ERAFANS) is hiring part-time Forest Days Program Facilitators! Our Forest Days Outdoor Learning Programs provide weekly opportunities for children to leave the indoor classroom at their public school and engage in hands-on learning on the school grounds or nearby park outside. Forest Days Program Facilitators work…
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Posted July 27, 2022
Program Director/Lead Teacher – Eastern Region Association of Forest and Nature Schools (Glen Arm, MD)
Notchcliff Nature Programs is hiring! We are a project of the Eastern Region Association of Forest and Nature Schools (ERAFANS.org) based in Baltimore County, Maryland. Notchcliff offers fully immersive outdoor learning programs for children, families, and adults on the expansive grounds of Glen Meadows Retirement Community. We are seeking an experienced, enthusiastic lead teacher/director for…
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Posted June 2, 2022
Program Director/Lead Teacher – Eastern Region Association of Forest and Nature Schools (Glen Arm, MD)
We are seeking a dynamic, experienced Program Director/Lead Teacher for Notchcliff Nature Programs – could this be the right fit for you? Our 100% outdoor programs include an immersive forest preschool, homeschool cooperative, Seedlings Nature Series (parent/child), licensed summer camps, and more. The Director will oversee activities on at Notchcliff and co-teach a forest preschool…
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Posted June 23, 2021
Forest Days Facilitator/ Lead Teacher – The Eastern Region Association of Forest and Nature Schools (Baltimore, MD)
The Eastern Region Association of Forest and Nature Schools (ERAFANS) is seeking an experienced educator to facilitate a weekly Forest Days program with young children and their teachers at a Northeast Baltimore City school. The program runs weekly with pre-K and Kindergarten students. This is a part-time role but may be complementary to our Forest…
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Posted June 22, 2021
Forest School Guide/ Lead Teacher – Eastern Region Association of Forest and Nature Schools (Glen Arm, MD)
We’re growing! Now hiring a part-time educator for our fully immersive Notchcliff Nature Programs, geared for children in K-2nd grades. Classes run on Tuesdays/Thursdays from 1- 4 p.m. with additional hours for set up, break down, and planning. Outdoor program takes place on the beautiful grounds of a retirement community in Glen Arm, MD near…
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Posted June 22, 2021
Education Director – The Eastern Region Association of Forest and Nature Schools (ERAFANS) (Glen Arm, MD)
The Eastern Region Association of Forest and Nature Schools (ERAFANS) is seeking a part-time Education Director to oversee a range of regional professional development programs for teachers and local programming with Notchcliff Nature Programs. Please review the job description here or on www.erafans.org/jobs and reach out if you have additional questions. We look forward to…
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Posted April 27, 2021
Hiring Forest Preschool Guides/ Lead Teacher- Notchcliff Nature Programs, a project of the Eastern Region Association of Forest and Nature Schools (ERAFANS) – Glen Arm, MD
Notchcliff Nature Programs operates a 100% outdoor forest preschool program for children ages 3-5 years old, as well as immersive nature programs for home schooled children. We are located outside Baltimore, MD in Glen Arm (near Parkville and Towson) on the beautiful grounds of Glen Meadows Retirement Community. We are hiring nature-loving teachers for our…
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Posted April 23, 2021
Hiring fun Forest Preschool Teachers!- Eastern Region Association of Forest and Nature Schools (Glen Arm, MD)
Notchcliff Nature Programs, a project of the Eastern Region Association of Forest and Nature Schools, offers immersive forest preschool and home-school models of learning for young children. We are seeking part-time teachers for the 2021-22 school year! We are based on the expansive campus of the Glen Meadow Retirement Community in Glen Arm, MD (near…
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Posted July 13, 2020
Nature-Based Teacher needed preschool, K, and 1st nature immersion program
JOB DESCRIPTION: Lead Teacher for the Forest Kinder Co-Op Employment type: Part-time Regular hours: Schedule and hours vary Location: Glen Meadows Retirement Community, Glen Arm, MD DESCRIPTION OF ROLE Lead teacher works closely with co-teacher and children to facilitate outdoor classes with children ages 5-7 years old (home school children in grades…
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Posted March 11, 2020
Nature-Based (Glen Arm, MD) Early Childhood Education- Eastern Region Association of Forest and Nature Schools
Do you love little children and being outdoors? This may be the right opportunity for you! We are seeking a Lead Teacher for Notchcliff Nature Preschool, responsible for weekly implementation of outdoor learning and play. This includes program facilitation with children ages 3-5 years old and intergenerational programming with senior residents at Glen Meadows Retirement…
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Posted March 11, 2020
(Towson, MD) Marketing & Communications Intern – Eastern Region Association of Forest and Nature Schools
The Eastern Region Association of Forest and Nature Schools (ERAFANS) is seeking a self-motivated intern to help market programs and build our brand. Our non-profit association offers support, services and inspiration to nature-based early childhood programs up and down the East coast. We are based in the Towson/Glen Arm, MD area. The marketing intern will…