US Fish and Wildlife Service
Studies show that schools that use outdoor classrooms and other forms of experiential education produce significant student gains in social studies, science, language arts and math.
2005 study by the California Department of Education found that students in outdoor science programs improved their science testing scores by 27 percent.
Research also shows that outdoor experiences help reduce negative stress and protect psychological well being, especially in children undergoing stressful life events.”
Studies at the University of Illinois show that time in natural settings significantly reduces symptoms of attention-deficit (hyperactivity) disorder in children as young as age five.
Children in outdoor education settings show improvement in self-esteem, problem solving and motivation to learn. Children in schoolyards with both green areas and manufactured play areas engage in more creative forms of play and play in groups more cooperatively.
Studies show that schools that use outdoor classrooms and other forms of experiential education produce significant student gains in social studies, science, language arts and math.
2005 study by the California Department of Education found that students in outdoor science programs improved their science testing scores by 27 percent.
Research also shows that outdoor experiences help reduce negative stress and protect psychological well being, especially in children undergoing stressful life events.”
Studies at the University of Illinois show that time in natural settings significantly reduces symptoms of attention-deficit (hyperactivity) disorder in children as young as age five.
Children in outdoor education settings show improvement in self-esteem, problem solving and motivation to learn. Children in schoolyards with both green areas and manufactured play areas engage in more creative forms of play and play in groups more cooperatively.
Using Nature to Nurture:
“ It’s critical to provide children with learner-centered opportunities to discover more about the natural world, and perhaps most important, about themselves.”
“ It’s critical to provide children with learner-centered opportunities to discover more about the natural world, and perhaps most important, about themselves.”
How Empowering Influential Kids Can Change School Culture for the Better:
“To change school norms, the most well connected students have to lead the way.”
“ The more the solution comes from the kids themselves, rather than eager adult overseers, the more likely other students will hear and respond to the message.”
“To change school norms, the most well connected students have to lead the way.”
“ The more the solution comes from the kids themselves, rather than eager adult overseers, the more likely other students will hear and respond to the message.”