News & Events
Where Nancy will be speaking, exhibiting, presenting...
VAECE Annual Conference, (February 14-16): EarlySpace designs will be on display in the exhbit hall all weekend!
On Saturday morning, Nancy, along with colleagues Sandra Redmore and Sissy Walker, will be giving a talk entitled Designs, Strategies and Curriculum that Promote Outdoor Learning.
Earth-friendly, People-friendly Landscaping, a talk by Nancy Striniste, on Feb 23, at Lynchburg College's Sydnor Performance Center, (Schewel Hall), in Lynchburg, VA from 7-9 pm. Sponsored by The Central Virginia Master Naturalists and the Central Virginia Environmental Education Alliance, in cooperation with the Naturalist Program of the Lynchburg City Parks and Recreation Department.
Early Childhood Outside: Lens on Outdoor Learning, Saturday, April 13, 2013 at Fairlington Preschool, Alexandria, VA. Register here.
Earlyspace in the News!
Learning Outside the Box: The story of the Clarendon Cob houses...
Campbell Elementary Wetlands Learning Lab on APS Green Scene (October 26, 2012)
Planting Day at the Wetlands Learning Lab (October 13, 2012, Washington Times)
After two years of planning, permitting and fundraising, construction happened in August and September. The last step, planting over 500 plants by more than 100 volunteers happens on October 13.
Green Roof Movement Goes Domestic
Nancy talks about green roofs in the Washington Times, August 16, 2012.
We won! First prize in the Green Gardeners Make a Difference Contest, sponsored by Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments. Pretty cool huh?!
Check it out: (July 17, 2012)
http://gardening.mwcog.org/2012/07/1st-place-winner-green-gardeners-make.html
Bureaucracy Postpones Campbell's Wetlands Plans (April 26, 2012)
http://arlingtonmercury.org/articles/campbell-elementary%27s-wetlands-ambitions-delayed/
Landscape Design Fosters Health Kids
http://www.inspiredspacesmagazine.com/landscape-design-fosters-healthy-kids/
What's in a Playground
http://www.thedcmoms.com/2011/12/whats-in-a-playground/
Schools Go Green in Northern Virginia
http://www.thedcmoms.com/2012/01/schools-go-green-in-northern-virginia/
Montessori School Unveils New Playground
http://www.fcnp.com/around-fc/10326-montessori-school-unveils-new-playground.html
Striniste/Chung House Featured on GreenRoofs.com
http://www.greenroofs.com/projects/pview.php?id=392
A Roof that will Grow on You (2006 in the Washington Post)
