overstimulation…the list goes on and on. For one reason or another, kids just are not getting outside like they used to. My takeaway? We, as a community, have some work to do. Enter The Outdoor Project. A product of Milford’s Parent Leadership Training Institute (PLTI), The Outdoor Project was born of the hope of providing deeply memorable learning moments for kids. By bringing likeminded families together in an outdoor family network, the hope is to bring back something that seemed to be lost for this new generation — free, unstructured time outside.
Health Department and coordinator of
network of families interested in providing
According to Lesley Darling, case manager
the Milford PLTI, “The Outdoor Project is a
their children with quality outdoor activities
in the environmental division at the Milford
wonderful example of a vision to create a
and learning experiences.”
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