Why Nature?

The way we live has disconnected us from nature, the increasing hazards of the modern world and the rising dependence on technology has envisioned nature itself as something alien. An ever-more sedentary indoor culture has filled us with fears about nature, causing a negative impact on childhood. Nature schools turned into a global phenomenon in the UK around the 1990s, inspired by the play-based, nature centered pedagogy known as ‘friluftsliv’ (‘free open-air life’) in Denmark.

Today, the idea that kids could experience, learn, and connect with nature, has turned into a right every kid should have, rather than an untraditional model of education. In a post-COVID world, remote learning, excessive use of technology and distant interaction have been sadly more frequent, separating kids from the invaluable benefits of connecting with nature.

This is the importance of connecting with nature, to boost each child’s interests and engage with them to facilitate their full learning ability. This new approach of therapeutical educational learning aims to maximize social, emotional, and developmental potential by allowing children to manage risk, have more independence in guiding their own learning, achieve goals, be active, play and learn through direct experience within nature.