14th Annual Design Institute!

For more information click here   - Nature Every Day! Creating naturalized spaces for all children. September 22-23, 2016 at the NC Museum of Art in Raleigh, NC

Updates

Sir Walter Raleigh Award – Public Service

September 9, 2016

Beginning and Beyond Child Development Center, participant of the Preventing Obesity by Design (POD) project, along with instructors Carla Delcambre, PLA (Landscape Architecture), Julieta Sherk, PLA (Horticultural Sciences), and their students are the recipients of a Sir Walter Raleigh Award for Community Appearance in the Public Service category. These awards recognize new contributions to the aesthetics, character, and environmental appearance of the City of Raleigh. The Public Service category is given to groups or individuals who have created and implemented projects of any scale to an environment within Raleigh.

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What nature teaches children

July 19, 2016

For TEDxRaleigh 2016 Dr. Nilda Cosco talks about the opportunities the childcare setting offers to provide children with the many benefits of a daily connection with nature.

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Events

14th Annual Design Institute

September 22, 2016 - September 23, 2016

Nature Every Day! Creating naturalized spaces for all children

September 22-23, 2016
NC Museum of Art, Raleigh, NC

Growing up in close contact with nature, in lush, ever-changing, enticing spaces that motivate exploration and discovery, is critical to the wellbeing of children and planet.

POD Wake County Gathering and Tour

August 4, 2016