For all media / press inquiries, please contact:
Ernesto Rodriguez • (310) 510-0541 • ernie@natureintheclassroom.org
Ernesto Rodriguez • (310) 510-0541 • ernie@natureintheclassroom.org
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MEDIA
"Calling All Unicorns"Aired Mar. 23, 2022
Featured guest Ernesto Rodriguez, founder of Nature In The Classroom discusses the benefits of nature exposure in the classroom. 
"The Benefits of Nature in Classrooms"Pizarrón52 / Blackboard52
Aired Dec 7, 2021 Telemundo52 features Nature In The Classroom’s tree ceilings at Gage Middle School in their education segment Blackboard52. Students and a teacher are interviewed about how tree canopies in the classroom foster calm and creativity. "Nature In The Classroom"National Association for Interpretation S&P Podcast – Powered by NAI
Aired Sept 30, 2021 Nature in the Classroom is an innovative program that brings some of the benefits of the outdoors inside—specifically on classroom ceilings. We talk with Ernesto Rodriguez about getting kids outdoors indoors. "NPR Interview"Aired May 2014
Interview outlining the art and science of bringing nature into healthcare environments laying the foundation for Nature In The Classroom. 
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ARTICLES & PRESENTATIONS
“Use of Tree Canopy Images in School Classrooms to Promote Mindfulness, Positive Behavior, and Enhance Learning”White Paper, March 2022
Educational research shows classroom views to nature or images trees boosts academic achievement, social-emotional development, and nurtures environmental stewardship. Read Article “Trees in the Classroom”Legacy Magazine, Nov/Dec 2021
In this article published by the National Association for Interpretation. Ernesto Rodriguez outlines the benefits to students and teachers of bringing nature indoors. Read Article Presentation: “Attention Restoration Theory”LAUSD – Task Force on Environmental Education, Dec 2021
Forty years of science shows images of nature evoke the brain to respond as if you were present in a natural environment. When we view images of trees, it calms us and helps us focus and engage. “Program Puts Tree Canopies on Mainland School Ceilings”The Catalina Islander, Sept 2021
Avalon-based Nature In The Classroom raised funds to minimize COVID impact on East Los Angeles. Read Article “Nature In The Classroom Brings Trees Into Learning Spaces”Tree Foundation, Sept 2020
Nature In The Classroom is installing awe-inspiring canopy ceilings inside children’s classrooms… an amazing way to connect young students to the outdoors, promote learning, and create a lifelong love and support for trees and nature. Read Article “Enhancing Education With Tree Ceilings”Global Giving Fundraising Campaign, Sept 2020
NITC will install tree ceilings in Title1 schools in Latino communities in East LA. COVID-19 has disproportionally affected this population, traumatizing its children. The campaign has raised $16,045. Read Article “Nature Moves Into the Classroom”The Catalina Islander, May 2018
Catalina Kid Ventures Preschool is the recipient of a grove of scrub oaks in the classroom. Read Article Presentation: “Bringing Nachure* Indoors”Catalina Island Conservancy, March 2018
Research shows that the earlier children form an emotional bond with nature, the greater the likelihood they will become environmental stewards. Read Article “Bringing Nature Into the Classrooms”The Catalina Islander, March 2018
Nature In The Classroom, a local non-profit company, recently installed ceiling murals of island trees in kindergarten through second grade classrooms at Avalon School. Read Article |
