Calendar

This calendar includes events and trainings for leaders in the nature & environmental learning center field. All scheduled ANCA events are listed here, as well as opportunities from other organizations.

 

Mar 19 2024 - Mar 18 2026

ANCA CONNECTS: DEI Discussion Group — Indigenous, Native, Natural: What Do These Words Mean to a Living Culture?

Date Mar 20 2024
Calendar Virtual ANCA CONNECTS

Time:  10-11:30am AKT  / 11am-12:30pm PT  /  12-1:30pm MT  /  1-2:30pm CT  /  2-3:30pm ET

As land-based organizations, how can nature centers honor the past and living culture of the Indigenous peoples that lived on — and may still live on — the land an organization occupies?

A group of children in a canoe on the water. In the background, a forested hill and blue sky with clouds.Students in a program...

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ANCA CONNECTS: Overnight Summer Camp Directors

Mar 21 2024
Virtual ANCA CONNECTS

Time:  10-11:30am AKT  / 11am-12:30pm PT  /  12-1:30pm MT  /  1-2:30pm CT  /  2-3:30pm ET 

Overnight camp directors, are you ready for your summer programs? Camp is approaching soon, and preparing now is vital for success.

Join us for this program where you can learn and share with camp leaders who face...

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ANCA CONNECTS: Summer Day Camp Directors

Mar 28 2024
Virtual ANCA CONNECTS

Time:  10-11:30am AKT  / 11am-12:30pm PT  /  12-1:30pm MT  /  1-2:30pm CT  /  2-3:30pm ET 

Day camp directors, are you ready for your summer programs? Camp is approaching soon, and preparing now is vital for success.

Join us for this program where you can learn and share with camp leaders who face...

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ANCA CONNECTS: Baltimore Woods Nature Center in Marcellus, NY

Mar 29 2024
In-Person ANCA CONNECTS

Friday, March 29 — 9:30am-4pm ET

Join us for an enriching day of professional development and networking at Baltimore Woods Nature Center in Marcellus, New York. This CONNECTS program offers you the opportunity to connect with professional peers while learning about the operations of nature...

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ANCA CONNECTS: New England

May 10 2024
In-Person ANCA CONNECTS

Friday, May 10 — 9am-4:30pm ET

Join us for an enriching day of professional development and networking at Squam Lakes Natural Science Center in Holderness, New Hampshire. This CONNECTS program offers you the opportunity to connect with professional peers while learning about the operations of...

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ANCA CONNECTS: DEI Discussion Group — What Does Equitable Engagement Mean for YOUR Nature Center?

May 15 2024
Virtual ANCA CONNECTS

Time:  10-11:30am AKT  / 11am-12:30pm PT  /  12-1:30pm MT  /  1-2:30pm CT  /  2-3:30pm ET

Do you strive to make your organization equitable and inclusive? Connect with other nature center professionals working on diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) through the ANCA CONNECTS: DEI Discussion...

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2024 ANCA Annual Summit

Sep 09 2024 - Sep 13 2024
ANCA Events

The ANCA Annual Summit is the premier professional development opportunity for leaders of nature centers, outdoor schools, and related organizations. With a focus on leadership and management practices for our unique profession, the Summit provides participants with a wealth of knowledge,...

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2025 ANCA Outdoor School Summit

Jan 10 2025 - Jan 14 2025
ANCA Events

The ANCA Outdoor School Summit brings together executive directors, education directors, and other leadership staff from outdoor schools across North America. These centers share the unique challenges of housing and feeding students for multiple days, and the Outdoor School Summit fosters a space to...

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