Just the Facts

The importance of teaching outdoors or about the environment isn't just one of those 'trendy' new curriculum packages.  Research shows over and over again how outdoor instruction lends itself to more authentic learning experiences, decreased student behavior issues, and increased test scores in math, language, social studies, and yep, of course, science.  Of course there are many, many, many more reasons.  For a comprehensive showcase of research in multiple media formats, check out the Children and Nature Network site.  You can find it here.