NatStart25 Call for Proposals Promo Toolkit

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Nature-Based Early Learning Conference 
July 14-18, 2025
Online

Please share the Call for Proposals with your network and encourage anyone interested to submit a proposal! Below you’ll find ready-made language for social media and newsletters. Feel free to adjust them to fit your needs, or simply copy and paste. 

Deadline for submissions: January 20, 2025

Branding

  • The conference is called the “Nature-Based Early Learning Conference” and is hosted by Natural Start Alliance, an early childhood project of NAAEE
  • Direct people to conference.naturalstart.org/call-proposals  to submit a proposal
  • If you are posting to social media, use #NatStart25 and tag @NaturalStartAlliance
  • When sharing on Instagram, include one of the social media images: download here

Newsletter Text

The call for proposals for Natural Start Alliance’s Nature-Based Early Learning Conference is open! NatStart25 will take place online, and we are seeking proposals for both live and on-demand session formats. This year’s conference theme is Rooted and Resilient. As we navigate changes in our systems and society, we invite proposals that honor the core of nature-based early childhood learning and also help the profession adapt to change at a variety of scales, from local to global. Learn more and submit your proposal at conference.naturalstart.org/call-proposals 

Social Media

Facebook: @NaturalStartAlliance is now accepting proposals for the 2025 online Nature-Based Early Learning Conference. Submit your proposal at conference.naturalstart.org/call-proposals and share your expertise in one of these strands: Teaching, Administration, Research, Teacher Development, or Strategies for Change.

Twitter: Have you submitted your proposal for the @NaturalStart online Nature-Based Early Learning Conference? Share your expertise in person or online! Visit conference.naturalstart.org/call-proposals

Instagram: Submit your proposal for the 2025 online Nature-Based Early Learning Conference, hosted by @NaturalStartAlliance. They’re especially looking for sessions on environmental and social justice, advocacy, sustainability and climate education, K-3 education, and new or innovative applications for the nature-based education model. Visit conference.naturalstart.org/call-proposals  for more information. 

Event

If you’d like to include the 2025 online Nature-Based Early Learning Conference as an upcoming event on your website, please include the following details:

What: 2025 online Nature-Based Early Learning Conference
Host: Natural Start Alliance, NAAEE
Where: Online
When: July 14-18, 2025
Conference webpage: conference.naturalstart.org/ 
About: The Natural Start Alliance's annual conference is the nation's largest professional event for teaching, administration, research, and advocacy in nature-based early learning. This year, the conference theme, Rooted and Resilient, invites attendees and presenters to come together to honor the core of nature-based early childhood learning as we navigate changes in our systems and society at a variety of scales, from local to global. The event will take place online July 14-18, 2025, and will include both live and on-demand sessions.

If you have any questions, please contact [email protected]

Thank you!