For Educators


Magic happens when kids get their hands
in the soil.

Growing Green Hearts is here to support educators and students learn about, appreciate, and connect to nature in the following ways →

Teacher Training

Growing Green Hearts teacher training empowers educators to foster connection to and appreciation for nature in the next generation. 

All teacher trainings focus on fundamentals like: building science literacy, facilitating critical thinking processes, and engaging students in play. Choose your teacher training on topics like:

  • NEW! Natural Playgrounds and the Value of Nature Play

  • Growing Greenovation: Youth Leading with Environmental STEM™

  • Science Inside Out™

  • STEMtastic!™

  • Building ESTEAM with STEM™

  • Science Basics & STEM Strategies™

Project + Curriculum Design

Want a custom curriculum to address your organization's unique site and challenges?

Let Heidi create one tailor-made for your organization, school or landscape. 

Elementary schools, non-profit groups, libraries, faith groups, child care centers, preschools and more benefit long-term from this site-specific work. 

Curriculum Design in Action:

  • Nature Play @ St Stephen in Bloomington

  • Nature Programming @ Blaine Wetland Sanctuary

  • Pocket Prairie + Rain Garden @ Woodcrest Spanish Immersion

Site Visits and Projects

Build sense-of-place with our hands-on enviroSTEM activities that empower kids to take care of the planet’s land, air, water and living things.  

Choose from topics like:

  • Seeds for the Seasons ™

  • 5R’s of Plantable Paper-making™ 

  • Minnesota Stories in the Rocks™

And more!

Author Visits

Bring Heidi to your school or library! 

Author visits are available for any of her books. Contact to get started. Click to order.