‘Mother Nature’s Child’ to be shown in Incline

Presented by the Teacher Education Department of Sierra Nevada College, “Mother Nature’s Child” explores nature’s powerful role in children’s health and development through the experience of toddlers, children in middle childhood and adolescents.

The film marks a moment in time when a living generation can still recall childhoods of free play outdoors. This will not be true for most children growing up today. The effects of “nature deficit disorder” are now being noted across the country in epidemics of child obesity, attention disorders, and depression.

The Nov. 13 6:30pm screening of “Mother Nature’s Child” will be followed by a panel discussion featuring David Manahan, director of the Sierra Expeditionary Learning School; Ashley Phillips, project director at the Sierra Watershed Education Partnership; and students from SNC’s Outdoor Adventure Leadership program.

The film will be shown in TCES 139-141. Contact Beth Bouchard at bbouchard@sierranevada.edu or (775) 881.7459 for more information.