Richard Louv is an international best-selling author of 10 books, including Last Child in the Woods: Saving Our Children from Nature-Deficit Disorder; The Nature Principle; Vitamin N, and Our Wild Calling. Published in 24 countries, his books have helped launch an international movement to connect families and communities to nature.
With outdoor education being a pillar of our pedagogy, The Orchard School is thrilled to welcome Louv to The Toby at Newfields to deliver a FREE keynote message that not only aligns with our mission, but also might provide a nature spark for parents and educators across the city.
Louv has presented Keynote addresses at the American Academy of Pediatrics National Conference (2000 and 2020); the USC Institute for Integrative Health Conference; the first White House Summit on Environmental Education; the Congress of the New Urbanism; the International Healthy Parks Conference in Melbourne, Australia; EuroParcs Conference in Scotland; the national Friends of Nature Conference in Beijing, China; and on September 17th – the Symposium for Progressive Teaching and Learning Hosted by The Orchard School.
