CANTON, OH – Both formal and non-formal educators who work with children ages three to seven are invited to attend a Growing Up WILDworkshop in Stark County on Saturday, October 22, 2011. The workshop will be held at the Early Childhood Resource Center in Canton from 9am-noon.

Growing Up WILD is an early childhood education program that builds on children’s senses of wonder about nature and invites them to explore wildlife and the world around them.  Workshop participants will take home an easy-to-use book containing nearly 30 field-tested activities focusing on wildlife and nature. These activities blend social, emotional, physical, language, and cognitive skills to help foster learning and are correlated to the National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC) Standards and the Head Start Domains.

There is no workshop fee but registration is required by calling Jennifer Scott, Early Childhood Resource Center at 330-491-3272 x 5682. The Growing Up WILD guidebook is provided to participants for free thanks to donations to the Ohio Division of Wildlife. Registration is open until October 14^th however spaces are limited. Questions about the workshop may be directed to Jamey Graham, Division of Wildlife at (330) 245-3020. Step Up to Quality approval is pending; CEU hours are available.