Amidst Pandemic, Waldorf Schools See Resurgence in Outdoor Learning
Beverly Amico
Aug 11 2020
When educators think of outdoor learning, many images come to mind: third graders doing leaf collection for botany projects, forest kindergarteners on a hike, or teens out working in a community garden, for example. But researchers may define outdoor education more specifically as they study its benefits. Outdoor science fieldwork? Nature education field trips? Forest-based early childhood programs? Recess in greenspace?
No matter how it is defined, one thing is consistent: the results of learning outdoors are overwhelmingly positive ...