services
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Design consultation to private and public organizations that provide formal and non formal education and cultural services to children.
- Design of model, research-based, ecologically viable sites and settings.
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Action research and evaluation of model environments created by the Natural Learning Initiative and by other institutions. Testing and evaluation of design prototypes.
Professional development and training
- Training of childcare/child development specialists, teachers, play-workers, community workers, and animators to develop site specific play and learning designs and related educational programs.
- Dissemination of practical information resulting from research-based model designs and other innovative sources through publication in print and digital media. Dissemination of theoretical background literature.
- Distance learning. In the areas of training and dissemination, the capacity and resources for distance learning provided by NC State University will be utilized to the full to bring the resources of the Natural Learning Initiative to the furthest corners of the State of North Carolina and beyond.
Natural Learning Initiative provides professional development workshops, seminars, and presentations for:
- Landscape architects/contractors/designers
- Horticulturists
- Childcare / early childhood professionals
- School teachers
- Before and after-school coordinators
- Landscape architects and contractors
- Resource and referral centers
- Parks and recreation professionals
The Natural Learning Initiative is a Research and Design Assistance Program of the
College of Design | North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC, USA.
College of Design | North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC, USA.
