People
Sheila W.
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Director
CDLS Director Sheila Williams Ridge, EdD, is a facilitator for the NAEYC Young Children and Nature Interest Forum, on the Voices and Choices coalition, a board member for the Minneapolis Nature Preschool, a board member for Monarch Joint Venture, a…
EdD, Education Leadership
MA, Early Childhood Education, Concordia University
BA, Biology, University of Minnesota, Morris
Nature-based learning; Early childhood education; Benefits of outdoor play for young children and families
CDLS Director Sheila Williams Ridge, EdD, is a facilitator for the NAEYC Young Children and Nature Interest Forum, on the Voices and Choices coalition, a board member for the Minneapolis Nature Preschool, a board member for Monarch Joint Venture, a board member for Dodge Nature Center, a school board member for Saint Paul City Schools, and a member of the Natural Start Alliance Leadership Team. She is co-author of the book Nature-Based Learning for Young Children: Anytime, Anywhere, on Any Budget, published by Redleaf Press, and is passionate about encouraging nature-based play and the lasting developmental benefits of a relationship between children and nature.
