Consulting & Professional Development
A Model Program and Training Site
The CEC serves as an internationally-renowned model for developmentally appropriate and play-based programs for children, as well as an observation and training site for child development college students.
Professional Development
The CEC and its initiative, The Outdoor Classroom Project, offer a myriad of professional development opportunities to educators, with a focus on early childhood education.
The Outdoor Classroom Project ® (OCP) is an initiative of the CEC and an outgrowth of our long-standing whole-child approach. To learn more about our OCP professional development, educator workshops and trainings offered, please visit the Outdoor Classroom Project website!
Upcoming Professional Development Events
Leadership in the Outdoor Classroom - $375
Register for May 2024 Now!
Sessions are held on Saturdays from May through July
Research & Documentation
Discover what research reveals about the benefits of learning in the outdoors as well as how-to conduct research in your own space.
Communication
The basic tenet that effective communication is vital to the successful practice of natural outdoor classrooms.
Leadership
Understand the power of one and how important you are as an agent of change in the movement to promote, enhance and sustain the natural outdoor classroom at your site or programs.
When you sign up, you will be automatically registered for all six half-day (9:00 am - 12:30 pm PST) virtual workshop sessions. You will receive the Zoom link and detailed instructions on how to download your workshop materials prior to each session.