Day 2 – Academics, Nature, and Community
Today was divided into three areas: 1) academics, 2) nature, and 3) community. We began the day on UC’s campus, visiting the Environmental Studies course taught by Dr. Laura Zanotti and Professor Teri Jacobs.
Day 1 – And so it begins…
We’ve been planning. We’ve been waiting. We’ve been hustling. And now it’s time.
One Week from Today!
One week from the time of this writing, the Live Performance will have already taken place, and we’ll be taking the last steps of a critical walk on the last day of BLINK. It is hard to believe how far we have come from where we started. Last year was a huge hustle to find ways to fund this project. Several external and internal grants were written, and while few were funded, enough were to make this happen.
Prix Jeunesse International – Day 6
Last day at Prix Jeunesse International 2026! Day 6 included screening and discussing the fiction shows for Up to 6-year-olds. There were two shows in this category that had a focus on nature and the outdoors: 1) Wow Lisa from Chile, and 2) Microterrestrials: The Fantastic Explorers from Chile. Wow Lisa uses stop-motion animation and shows eco-friendly living with a neighborhood of anthropomorphic animals. Microterrestrials followed the adventures of two bugs as they met different animals in the Valdivian rainforest.
Prix Jeunesse International – Day 5
Time for preschool shows and shorts at Prix Jeunesse International 2026! Day 5 included screening and discussing the non-fiction shows and shorts for Up to 6-year-olds. We also screened about half of the ‘Up to 6 Fiction’ shows.
Prix Jeunesse International – Day 4
Another busy day at Prix Jeunesse International 2026! Day 4 included screening and discussing the fiction shows and shorts for 7-10-year-olds.
Prix Jeunesse International – Day 3
What a day and night at Prix Jeunesse International 2026! Day 3 was filled with screening and discussing the non-fiction shows and shorts for 7-10-year-olds.
There were four shows that featured connections with nature in this category: 1) My Class in Greenland from Denmark, 2) Call Me Wild Child from Taiwan, 3) Animal City from Colombia, and 4) Mho Khao Mho Gang from Thailand.
Prix Jeunesse International – Day 2
Day 2 at Prix Jeunesse International 2026 was filled with screening and discussing the fiction shows and shorts for 11-15-year-olds. This is the first year that Shorts have their own categories by age group.
There were 3 environmental-themes shorts for the 11-15-year-olds: 1) “Earth is Home” from the U.S., 2) “Whoever Whatever” from Ukraine about recycling, and 3) “Biodiversity; Little Blue Dragon” from Mexico.
Prix Jeunesse International – Day 1
Ella and I are thrilled to be attending Prix Jeunesse International 2026 in Munich, Germany.
Yesterday, Ella sharpened her writing skills at the ‘Funnybones: Writing and directing humor for Kids’, a 5-hour workshop on how humor can become a constructive part of children’s and youth programs.
SEaS – Interdisciplinary Symposium
The School of Environment and Sustainability (SEaS) has dedicated $2,500 in support of the interdisciplinary symposium on October 13, 2026. This funding will be allocated for hospitality costs for visiting guests as well as honorariums for local participants.