Co-founder and President of the Children and Nature Network, she has long been a leader in the field of environmental education. She served for nearly 20 years as National Director of the two most widely used K-12 environmental education programs in North America, Project Learning Tree and Project WILD.
Charles is a member of the Steering Committee for the World Conservation Union's Commission on Education and Communication, and she co-chairs its Education for Sustainable Development Working Group. The Union is a worldwide effort involving 80 nations and more than 1000 non-governmental organizations and businesses.
Working closely with the legendary singer and songwriter John Denver, Charles served for six years as CEO and Chair of the Board of Trustees of the Windstar Foundation, an educational nonprofit founded by Denver. She also co-founded and served for seven years as President and CEO of the Windstar Land Conservancy. It protects and manages for educational and scientific purposes a 1000-acre property in the high country of Colorado.
Her most recent book, co-authored with her husband, Bob Samples, is Coming Home: Community, Creativity and Consciousness. She holds a B.A. from the University of Arizona, an M.A. from Arizona State University, and a Ph.D. from the University of Washington. She has taught at the elementary, secondary, undergraduate and graduate levels.
Charles has given hundreds of public presentations and scores of keynote addresses. Her speaking topics cover all aspects of environmental education, but she has a special focus on the multiple benefits of bringing children into direct contact with nature. This contact, she explains, improves creativity, academic performance, and self-esteem while at the same time fostering a greater love for the Earth.
Co-founder and President of the Children and Nature Network, she has long been a leader in the field of environmental education. She served for nearly 20 years as National Director of the two most widely used K-12 environmental education programs in North America, Project Learning Tree and Project WILD.
Charles is a member of the Steering Committee for the World Conservation Union's Commission on Education and Communication, and she co-chairs its Education for Sustainable Development Working Group. The Union is a worldwide effort involving 80 nations and more than 1000 non-governmental organizations and businesses.
Working closely with the legendary singer and songwriter John Denver, Charles served for six years as CEO and Chair of the Board of Trustees of the Windstar Foundation, an educational nonprofit founded by Denver. She also co-founded and served for seven years as President and CEO of the Windstar Land Conservancy. It protects and manages for educational and scientific purposes a 1000-acre property in the high country of Colorado.
Her most recent book, co-authored with her husband, Bob Samples, is Coming Home: Community, Creativity and Consciousness. She holds a B.A. from the University of Arizona, an M.A. from Arizona State University, and a Ph.D. from the University of Washington. She has taught at the elementary, secondary, undergraduate and graduate levels.
Charles has given hundreds of public presentations and scores of keynote addresses. Her speaking topics cover all aspects of environmental education, but she has a special focus on the multiple benefits of bringing children into direct contact with nature. This contact, she explains, improves creativity, academic performance, and self-esteem while at the same time fostering a greater love for the Earth.
The Ecology of Hope
Caring for Communities
Designing for Life
The Worldwide Movement to Connect Children and Families with Nature
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Arizona Parks and Recreation Association
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J.S., President, Arizona Parks and Recreation Association
Thank you once again for your motivating words and thoughts at our annual conference. We got lots of wonderful feedback from participants… You really helped to get us very excited!
New Hampshire Fish and Game Department
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J.S.P.D.., Education Programs Supervisor, New Hampshire Fish and Game Department
(Her) presentation at the North American Association for Environmental Education conference stimulated the formation of New Hampshire's Leave No Child Inside movement. At New Hampshire's Summit on Leave No Child Inside, Cheryl energized and inspired the audience to take on this important issue.
Chairman, Children & Nature Network
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R.L., Author, Last Child in the Woods, Chairman, Children & Nature Network
A brilliant and dynamic speaker… She has been internationally respected in this arena for decades.
Yale University School of Forestry and Environmental Studies
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S.R.K.P.D.., Professor of Social Ecology, Yale University School of Forestry and Environmental Studies
Cheryl Charles is a gifted speaker who has eloquently articulated the importance of children experiencing nature…
IUCN Commission on Education and Communication
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K.A.W., Chairman, IUCN Commission on Education and Communication
Cheryl Charles eloquently speaks for the bond between humans and nature… (and) to cultivate this nature bond by leaving no child inside.
Massachusetts Department of Fisheries and Wildlife
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E.H., ACI 2007 Conference Coordinator, Massachusetts Department of Fisheries and Wildlife
Thank you for coming as the Education Keynote speaker for the Association for Conservation Information 2007 conference… The changes in this field over the past 20 years are profound and exciting and you have been and continue to be a guiding force.
