Across the world, there is an increasing recognition for the benefits of nature play especially for the early childhood years. There are more families now returning to the roots of communal living and more holistic approach to education that emphasizes social and emotional skill-building just as much as academic. Forest and Nature schools have been around nearly 100 plus years around the world.

Denmark, Sweden, Japan, New Zealand, Canada, Australia , Germany, Italy, China, United Kingdom to name a few.

14 Benefits of Nature Schools

  • To inspire awe and wonder

  • They encourage problem solving

  • Extend vocabulary

  • Prevent anxiety and depression

  • An antidote to too much screen time'

  • Support cognitive function

  • Being out doors naturally relieves stress

  • Resilience

  • Opportunities for hands-on, real life learning

  • Prevent childhood obesity

  • Help to improve writing

  • Adults/parents benefit just as much as children do

    from (earlyimpactlearning.com)

From Child Mind Institute

  • It builds CONFIDENCE

  • Its promotes creativity and imagination

  • It teaches responsibility

  • It provides different stimulation

  • It gets kids moving, especially beneficial for children with ADHD

  • It makes them think

    from (childmind.org)

Children playing and sitting on a fallen tree in a dense forest with green foliage.
A young boy feeding a goat and a small black and tan dog in a petting zoo enclosed by a wire fence, with a large tree trunk and fallen branches on the ground.
Children playing on a wooden and rubber tire obstacle course in a forested area.