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Nature Journal Club
“Part of the lure of keeping a journal is the world you enter when you open it. Working in it sets up an island of quiet and deliberateness to which you will long to return.”
—Hannah Hinchman
Nature Journaling Club is one of the very first environmental education programs I began teaching. Our family began homeschooling in 2011 and nature journaling was something we incorporated into all of our outdoor adventures. In 2014 I decided to begin a club in Atlanta, GA to inspire more families to get into nature journaling. It was one of my most successful clubs and there were some meetings where I had over 40 kids in attendance.
ECO Nature Journal Club will meet once a month and is for families with children of all ages. Adults are encouraged to participate in the journaling activities as well.
Each month we will do a hands on nature journaling/observation activity. These activities will build foundational journaling skills and get participants excited to keep journaling. Activities will also introduce techniques that participants can include in their journaling. In addition participants will also learn some basic drawing skills (each month we will show you how to draw a plant, animal, landscape, etc). We will also learn a few fun facts!
This club is a fun, family-friendly way to develop a closer connection with nature, build a community and a support system around sketching outdoors, introduce people to natural areas, inspire sharing of ideas and resources, and promote stewardship. This club will be a relaxed setting where participates will be encouraged to explore the natural world as they learn to make observations, ask questions and make connections.
*Drawing is not required...if you or your child prefers to write and/or take photos that is also an option for keeping a nature journal.
In Fall 2021 we will be offering a seeing math in nature 5 part series. You can register for all of them or just a few.
Leonardo da Vinci wrote, “To develop a complete mind, study the science of art. Study the art of science. Develop your senses—especially to see. Realize that everything connects to everything else.”
Class Dates:
Cost:
$7 per family. If you register for the semester, which is 5 classes, I offer a discounted rate of $28 per family.
Materials You Will Need:
-Nature Journal
-Pencil
-Colored Pencils, Watercolors, Crayons, Etc
Where We Meet:
Veterans Oasis and Desert Breeze Park - we will rotate locations each - exact meeting location will be sent in the reminder email
Meeting Time:
11:00 am (please allow about 2 hrs)
Class Dates and Topics
August 20th Fibonacci and Agave
October 15th Fluid Dynamics and River Meanders
September 17th Fractals and Forests
Explore how the Fibonacci Sequence and its number ratios express in everything from DNA to the farthest galaxies by drawing plants and their growth patterns.
September 17th Fractals and Forests
October 15th Fluid Dynamics and River Meanders
September 17th Fractals and Forests
We look at fractal mathematical formulas applied to trees —and we’ll draw trees using Mandelbrot formulas.
October 15th Fluid Dynamics and River Meanders
October 15th Fluid Dynamics and River Meanders
October 15th Fluid Dynamics and River Meanders
Forms such as river meanders and snake locomotion can be predicted mathematically. We’ll delve into this by drawing a river.
November 12th Tessellations and Honeycombs
November 12th Tessellations and Honeycombs
October 15th Fluid Dynamics and River Meanders
Learn about the mathematics of pattern-forming in nature, such as jaguar spots and honeycombs, which we’ll study by sketching.
December 10th Symmetry and Butterflies
November 12th Tessellations and Honeycombs
December 10th Symmetry and Butterflies
Learn about reflective and rotational symmetry in nature as we explore butterflies and flowers.