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Victoria. NatureSketch is an eco-literacy curriculum that encourages individuals to develop a personal connection to nature by teaching them how to observe and appreciate the natural world through art. The program is inspired by the artistic
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was a nationwide project started by the
Bateman Foundation. They achieved their goal of distributing 33,000 free sketchbooks across the country, asking Canadians to venture outside and, in the words of Robert Bateman, “become bright-eyed three-year-olds again”.
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natural and gregarious teacher and his artwork is considered instructive. Robert
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is what happens: they have less obesity, less likelihood of developing attention deficit disorder, lower rates of depression and suicide, less alcohol and drug abuse, less bullying, plus, they get higher marks…nature is magic.
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In 1960, Robert
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Establishing and maintaining an art gallery to perpetuate, protect, enhance and promote the artistic and cultural legacy of nature-inspired artists, including Robert
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practices and personal philosophies of Robert
Bateman and has been implemented in several major cities across Canada, reaching over 20,000 participants by 2023.
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Bateman was always interested in art, but never intended to make a living from it. He was fascinated by the natural world in his childhood; he recorded the
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