Calendar of events
Upcoming public Samara events, workshops, & speaking engagements
Interested in scheduling Dr. Rachel A. Larimore for an event? Learn more here.
Using NABERS to Create Professional Development Goals
This online workshop on October 1, 2026 (4-6pm ET/1-3pm PT) will address how to use the NAture-Based Education Rating Scale (NABERS) for ongoing program assessment and then how to create professional development plans based on that assessment.
Grounded & Growing: An Online Retreat for Nature-Based Leaders
This online retreat invites nature-based early childhood administrators to pause, reflect, and reimagine their role—not just as an administrator of a nature-based program, but as a co-learner, teammate, and leader in a nature-based learning community.
This event is part of our M.A.P.L.E. administrator’s mastermind, but we’re opening the session up for any nature-based administrator who would like to join us.
If you’re looking for a space to breathe and focus on what is important rather than urgent, this is the retreat for you!
Creating Impactful Natural Learning Environments—Inside, Outside, & Beyond (Webinar)
“High-quality nature-based programs integrate nature into the physical learning environments in meaningful ways.”
Okay, but what does that even mean?! How can you do this Inside the classroom? Outside in the play area? And in areas Beyond the fence? This 1-hour webinar presented by Dr. Rachel Larimore will address those questions!
Nurturing Children’s Relationships With Nature Through Intentional Teaching Practices (Webinar)
How can nature be the organizing concept of our curriculum? How can the curriculum emerge out of children’s interests? Is it possible to do both in nature-based education? Dr. Rachel Larimore will address these questions and more in this 1-hour webinar focused on supporting children to learn with nature throughout the class day. We’ll do this by addressing both the implicit and explicit parts of our curriculum.
Grounded & Growing: An Online Retreat for Nature-Based Leaders (Save the date!)
This online retreat invites nature-based early childhood administrators to pause, reflect, and reimagine their role—not just as an administrator of a nature-based program, but as a co-learner, teammate, and leader in a nature-based learning community.
This event is part of our M.A.P.L.E. administrator’s mastermind, but we’re opening the session up for any nature-based administrator who would like to join us.
If you’re looking for a space to breathe and focus on what is important rather than urgent, this is the retreat for you!
Grounded & Growing: An Online Retreat for Nature-Based Leaders
This online retreat invites nature-based early childhood administrators to pause, reflect, and reimagine their role—not just as an administrator of a nature-based program, but as a co-learner, teammate, and leader in a nature-based learning community.
This event is part of our M.A.P.L.E. administrator’s mastermind, but we’re opening the session up for any nature-based administrator who would like to join us.
If you’re looking for a space to breathe and focus on what is important rather than urgent, this is the retreat for you!
Nature-based Emergent Curriculum Focused Discussion/Live Q&A with Dr. Rachel Larimore
This is a free, one-hour live call to discuss how to implement a nature-based emergent curriculum.
Facilitated by Dr. Rachel Larimore, we’re likely to discuss questions like “What’s the difference between a nature-based theme and emergent curriculum?” and “How do I convince my co-workers to embrace emergent curriculum?” Bring any other questions you have with you to the call!
Fabulous Fall! Session 2 of 2
Nature-based emergent curriculum celebrates the beauty of individuality, the wisdom of nature, and the empowerment of every child. Enroll now in Fabulous Fall! and intentionally transform your teaching and the impact that it has on children as they learn in and with the natural world.
Fabulous Fall! Session 1 of 2
Nature-based emergent curriculum celebrates the beauty of individuality, the wisdom of nature, and the empowerment of every child. Enroll now in Fabulous Fall! and intentionally transform your teaching and the impact that it has on children as they learn in and with the natural world.
Spring Forward! Session 3 of 3
Nature-based emergent curriculum celebrates the beauty of individuality, the wisdom of nature, and the empowerment of every child. Enroll now in Spring Forward! and intentionally transform your teaching and the impact that it has on children as they learn in and with the natural world.
Spring Forward! Session 2 of 3
Nature-based emergent curriculum celebrates the beauty of individuality, the wisdom of nature, and the empowerment of every child. Enroll now in Spring Forward! and intentionally transform your teaching and the impact that it has on children as they learn in and with the natural world.
Spring Forward! Session 1 of 3
Nature-based emergent curriculum celebrates the beauty of individuality, the wisdom of nature, and the empowerment of every child. Enroll now in Spring Forward! and intentionally transform your teaching and the impact that it has on children as they learn in and with the natural world.