Snippets:
- What if I tell you to select one option among two,
Number 1. Mentally imagining about a plant and
Number 2. You are given an opportunity to come outside your home and see the plant and it's process and parts naturally,
which option will you select?
- When we are outdoor, observing things naturally, gives us more confidence that we’re seeing a real cause-and-effect relationship.
- Nature can be a very powerful learning resource.
- Outdoor learning develops academics too.
- Advantages of outdoor learning/learning with nature:
✓ Nature has a rejuvenating effect on attention;
✓ Relieves stress;
✓ Boosts self-discipline;
✓ Increases physical activity and fitness;
✓ Promotes student self-motivation,
✓ Enjoyment, and
✓ Engagement.
- One researcher quotes “If something not only makes a student more attentive, but also less stressed and more interested, then you can see how it could have a large effect on their learning" .