Welcome to Green Hearts!
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Legal Name:   Green Hearts Institute for Nature in
    Childhood (“Green Hearts INC”)

Legal Status:
 
Tax-exempt, 501(c)(3) charitable

    organization.



Founded:  November, 2005 in Omaha, Nebraska.

Mission:
 

       Green Hearts' mission is to restore and strengthen
                the bonds between children and nature.

   
We use best practices in child development, environmental education, naturalistic landscaping, and conservation design to help ensure that active nature exploration and play remains a cherished part of childhood.  By nurturing children's love for the natural world, Green Hearts lays the cornerstone for life-long conservation values among the citizens and leaders of the future.

Slogan:
 
Bringing children and nature back together.

Primary Services:

    A. Educational advocacy for and about nature play, 
           through speaking, writing, and educational
           workshops.
    B. Consulting assistance to organizations seeking to
           create or expand opportunities for nature play.  Our
           greatest expertise is in:  (1) the development and
           operation of nature preschools; and (2) the design
           and development of natural play spaces.

History and Current Projects:
    Green Hearts was founded by Ken Finch, a dedicated
environmental educator with over 36 years of experience in nature centers, museums, and similar organization.  Green Hearts' focus on play-based approaches to building conservation values reflects the growing body of research data about how such values are most often formed.

    Green Hearts' work emphasizes keynote presentations at professional conferences, in-depth training workshops for conservation and early childhood professionals, parent and community workshops about nature play, consulting assistance to conservation and early childhood agencies, and authoring nature play articles for print media. 


Staff:  
    Most Green Hearts projects are led by President Ken Finch. Other individuals assist, as needed, in volunteer or contractual capacities.

         Mini-biography of Ken Finch

         Photo of Ken Finch:
 

Board of Directors:  

    Green Hearts' Board is made up of a small number of dedicated individuals with extensive experience and strong interest in nature play.

Contact Information:
    Green Hearts' mailing address is:
        15103 Grover Circle
        Omaha, Nebraska  68144

        402-301-9615

        email (best way to contact us):
              [email protected]

        


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