Texas Children in Nature Network Summit 2024

Welcome to the 2024 Texas Children in Nature Network Summit held in Waco, Texas!

After registering for the Summit and making your Wednesday Workshop selection, you will be enrolled in your selected workshop by TCiNN staff. You will see your workshop on your schedule after you have been enrolled.

You do not need to select and add your workshop to your schedule.
All workshops are "frozen" and only staff can manage enrollment.
If you do not see a workshop option on the registration form that is listed on the workshop PDF, that means it is full and no longer available.

Regular registration ends November 30.

Late registration begins December 1.

Once late registration begins, any cancellations will not be refunded.

Thank you for registering for the 2024 Summit!

5:00pm CST

Summit Happy Hour

Wednesday December 11, 2024 5:00pm - 6:30pm CST

Brotherwell Brewing

Wind down after the Wednesday Workshops at a special TCiNN Happy Hour from 5:00-6:30 p.m. at Brotherwell Brewing!

Brotherwell Brewing offers a variety of local brews, hard seltzers, and non-alcoholic options like soda, homemade lemonade, and sparkling hopwater. Complimentary light bar snacks are provided.

The Waco Downtown Farmers Market will also be happening from 5:00-8:00 p.m. that evening and will have food options. You can also find many downtown Waco restaurants in the area.

Brotherwell Brewing is approximately a half-mile or 12-minute walk from the convention center.

Wednesday December 11, 2024 5:00pm - 6:30pm CST
Brotherwell Brewing 400 E Bridge St Waco, TX 76704

Networking Event

11:30am CST

Student Poster Sessions

Thursday December 12, 2024 11:30am - 1:00pm CST

Upper Lobby

Posters:

A Guide to Texas Green Schoolyards: The What’s, Why’s, Who’s, When’s, and How’s of Starting a Green Schoolyard Project
Presenter: Janice Haggerman, M.S. Community and Regional Planning - Master of Public Affairs
Deerfoot Nature Initiative
Presenter: LeAnne Pollock, Texas A&M University
Examining a Nature-Based Course that Positively Impacts Student Well-Being: Instructor and Student Voices
Presenters: Melissa Rosario, Aubrey Featherston - Trinity University
Influencing the Next Generation of Land Stewards Through High School Engagement and Beyond
Presenter: Mayrena Lugo, East Foundation
Slingshot Challenge: Minute Education
Presenters: Ellie Mata, Naomi Nyirenda - Trinity River Crew
Trinity River Crew: Empowering Tomorrow's Conservation Leaders along the Trinity River Corridor
Presenter: Adrian Sanchez, Greenspace Dallas

Thursday December 12, 2024 11:30am - 1:00pm CST
Upper Lobby

Networking Event

4:45pm CST

Poster Sessions & Networking

Thursday December 12, 2024 4:45pm - 6:00pm CST

McLennan Hall

Posters:
A Children's Urban Nature Magazine
Presenter: Aasya Peera, Maritimus Magazine
Basil and Bixie - Let's explore the world together!
Presenters: Dr. Victoria Fields and Dr. Mary E. Wingfield, Field of Mind, LLC
DIVE With Us into the REEF (Reaching for Environmental Education Frontiers)
Presenters: Katie Doyle, Larisa Ford, Dara Orbach, Shirley Thornton - Flour Bluff ISD
How to Show Children’s Learning Through Documentation in a Nature-Based Preschool
Presenter: Deb Tamez, The Eagle's Nest Play to Learn Center
Planting Seeds: An innovative nature advocacy curriculum for pediatricians in training
Presenters: Michelle Gallas, Jennifer Duc - Department of Pediatrics, Dell Medical School, The University of Texas at Austin
The Campsite at Shield Ranch: Where Community & Nature Meet
Presenter: Chad Timmons & Addie Broussard, Shield Ranch Foundation
The Garden Friend
Presenter: Mary Frances Baker

*The posters will be set up in the hallway in front of McLennan Hall.

Thursday December 12, 2024 4:45pm - 6:00pm CST
McLennan Hall

Networking Event

6:00pm CST

Night Out Event

Thursday December 12, 2024 6:00pm - 9:00pm CST

Cameron Park Zoo

Join us on Thursday, December 12th, at the Cameron Park Zoo from 6:00-9:00 p.m. for an exciting evening of food, drinks, animals, Wild Lights, and networking.

Our backdrop this year is the new Penguin Exhibit at the Cameron Park Zoo.
Enjoy a night out filled with wild fun and play at the zoo!

Transportation to Cameron Park Zoo (1701 N 4th St.) is NOT provided.

Carpooling is strongly recommended.

Parking is available at the zoo, but is limited with having only two parking lots for visitors.

Public transportation is available through the Waco Transit System.

Ridesharing options include Uber, Lyft, and Micro Dash.

Thursday December 12, 2024 6:00pm - 9:00pm CST
Cameron Park Zoo 1701 N 4th St, Waco, TX 76707

Networking Event