North Carolina State University Online Certificate Program

• Targeted towards early childhood professionals, extension agents, landscape design professionals, volunteers, and others interested in improving early childhood outdoor play and learning environments.
• Gain the skills and knowledge required to plan, manage, promote, organize, and administer high-quality outdoor play and learning environments.
• Learn the participatory design process used by the Natural Learning Initiative in childcare settings.
• Learn how landscape design can support active lifestyles, promote mental health and well-being, encourage healthy eating, and motivate learning in, about, and through nature.

This certificate program consists of 8 modules to be completed online, with optional online video conference sessions.

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