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Kids Who Play Outside Make Good Students! |
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As an educator, you may be particularly interested to know that research indicates that Children who regularly spend unstructured time outside: Play more creativelyHave lower stress levelsHave more active imaginationsBecome fitter and leanerDevelop stronger immune systemsExperience fewer symptoms of ADD and ADHDHave greater respect for themselves, for others, and for the environment However, according to the National Wildlife Federation in the United States, "As a society, we are raising the first generation of Americans to grow up disconnected from nature." Unfortunately, our over-scheduled children have had unstructured play time outdoors scheduled right out of their lives. Super Natural Adventures aims to play a part in changing this. We invite educators to join us! |
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Learn More About the Jacobus Family's Adventure! |
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If you haven't checked it out already, take at a look at the SNA blog.
If you'd like to read more about the Jacobus Family's Adventures Living In Costa Rica, check out my personal blog about our first years living here.
For an insight into the process that led to the decision to move in the first place, you may want to read an article I wrote for Athleta Chi.
Of course feel free to contact me directly at
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How Educators Can Use Super Natural Adventures: |
- Many educators--from science, history and social studies teachers to Spanish and English language instructors--have found SNA on the web and are using segments to illustrate a specific lesson. Students often send questions to the Jacobus Brothers via e-mail for a 21st century pen pal exchange.
- If you prefer to have a hard copy of a Super Natural Adventures segment for technology convenience and as part of your year-to-year library, individual segments are available for purchase on DVD. Each DVD is $10 plus shipping and handling. Buy 2 DVDs for $15, 3 for $25. Contact Maggie Jacobus for a list of available titles and to place your order.
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- Focusing on the rain forest this year? Then you want the SNA Rain Forest Unit package! Nine individual video segments give an overview of what makes a rain forest, why they are an important eco-system and the threats to them as well as cover rain forest plants, animals, people and products. With package purchase you receive a video conference with the Jacobus Brothers from Costa Rica to your classroom! Package price: $75.00 plus shipping and handling. Contact Maggie Jacobus with questions or to place your order.
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- Incorporate a service project into your class or school activities. Guide your students to save the rain forest by raising funds to protect it! All funds collected are sent directly from your school to Tirimbina Rainforest Foundation, a US non-profit, 501c3 organization. The funds will be used to preserve the plants and animals of Tirimbina Rainforest Center, which is featured in many Super Natural Adventures segments, including "Bats," "Chocolate" and "Ants." Contact Maggie Jacobus for more details.
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- Plan a school or class trip to Costa Rica. Our travel partners at Activated Life Experiences will work closely with you to create an itinerary to suit your needs and grade level. Contact
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Super Natural Adventures started out as a hands-on educational tool to use with our boys. The idea was to capitalize on the boys’ love of nature and our incredible location to teach them how to research a topic, write about it and present it. As a journalist with experience in all news media (print, radio, television and now “new” media), this was also a way for me to interact with my boys on yet another level, teaching them what I know, while at the same time learning side-by-side with them about the natural world.
As friends, family and particularly educators began to see what we were producing with Super Natural Adventures, they asked us to create more and suggested we offer it to everybody. And so here we are.
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