Mission
DIMENSIONS EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH FOUNDATION PROVIDES RESEARCH-BASED WORKSHOPS, DESIGN CONSULTATIONS AND HANDS-ON RESOURCES TO ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS, EARLY CHILDHOOD PROGRAMS, NATURE CENTERS, ARBORETUMS, BOTANICAL GARDENS, PARKS, ZOOS, WILDLIFE REFUGES, NATIONAL FOREST VISITOR CENTERS AND OTHER ORGANIZATIONS THROUGHOUT THE UNITED STATES INTERESTED IN HELPING CHILDREN CONNECT MORE DEEPLY WITH THE NATURAL WORLD. IT ALSO RUNS THE DIMENSIONS EARLY EDUCATION PROGRAMS, WHICH SERVE AS PRIMARY RESEARCH CLASSROOMS FOR ON-GOING RESEARCH EFFORTS. THE ORGANIZATION OPERATES A BIMONTHLY PUBLICATION FOCUSED ON SUPPORTING EARLY CHILDHOOD PROFESSIONALS WORLDWIDE IN THEIR EFFORTS TO CRAFT EARLY CHILDHOOD ENVIRONMENTS WHERE ADULTS AND CHILDREN THRIVE.