Natalia Carnevale
Founder
Website: The Nature Kinship Email: natalia@naturekinship.com Location: Phoenix metropolitan area, ArizonaNatalia Carnevale is an Arizona-based educator, entrepreneur, homeschool mother of three, and founder of The Nature Kinship. Through her work with children of all ages and abilities, including those on the autism spectrum, Carnevale focuses on helping young people develop resilience, self-regulation, confidence, and practical life skills through hands-on experiences in nature. She is a strong advocate for lifelong learning, community engagement, and reconnecting children with the natural world through experiential education.
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2026-06-10
Phoenix Educator Natalia Carnevale Uses Nature to Teach Resilience and Lifelong LearningIn the Phoenix Business Brief podcast episode, educator Natalia Carnevale discusses her initiative, The Nature Kinship, which focuses on teaching children resilience and lifelong learning through nature-based experiences. Carnevale emphasizes the importance of practical skills, community involvement, and the integration of folklore and bushcraft in education, aiming to foster self-regulation and situational awareness among participants. The program encourages children to appreciate their environment while developing essential life skills.
Notable quotes
“I think learning is lifelong. It's a journey and it's a process.”
“It's more about the journey and not the destination because you learn a lot about yourself when you're focused on the objective.”
“When there is something so readily available, it is underappreciated.”
“We are teaching them, in short, situational awareness. It's about appreciating the beauty and the bounty and the abundance of what's around us.”
“The best way to integrate the lesson is to teach it.”
“Every person on this earth has a lesson to share, and they're welcome to share it.”