Event will give teachers tools to use in classrooms

Want to teach children about the environment? The best way is to figure out how to get them outdoors.

"The well-being of our kids is being threatened because they are not spending enough time outside," said Kristin Camp, science and health curriculum coordinator for Champaign schools.

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