Winter Solstice
ICEC's main event, Winter Solstice Educator's Workshop, is held every January. The workshop begins on a Friday night with food, fun, and a remarkable keynote speaker. Saturday is spent in concurrent sessions interspersed with other keynote addresses. The evening focuses on more fun in entertainment, a silent and live auctions, and just plain social gathering. Sunday morning finished the weekend with final concurrent sessions and closing. During the Workshop, ICEC’s Annual Meeting is held; a great way for newcomers to learn about the organization and get involved.
2009 Winter Solstice Workshop
No Child Left Inside
Featuring Keynote Speaker Richard Louv
The Iowa Conservation Education Coalition’s annual Environmental Education Workshop, Winter Solstice, will be held on January 23-25, 2009. The workshop title is No Child Left Inside. For the first time, the Iowa Department of Natural Resources is co-sponsoring the workshop.
Winter Solstice will be held at the Honey Creek State Park Resort on Lake Rathbun. This new resort features motel rooms, a restaurant, an indoor water park, and most important for ICEC, a wonderful conference center.
We are happy to announce that our keynote speakers include: Richard Louv, author of Last Child in the Woods: Saving our Children from Nature-Deficit Disorder; Connie Mutel, author of The Emerald Horizon: The History of Nature in Iowa; and Jim Pease and Susan O’Brien author of Environmental Literacy in Iowa.
For questions about the workshop, please contact Gail Barels at gail.barels@linncounty.org or Heather Niec at adminicec@hotmail.com.
ICEC looks forward to seeing you at this exciting conference!
You can download a pdf copy of the workshop brochure and registration form by clicking here.
