Nature Explore: Our Outdoor Classroom

Nature Explore- based educational program that incorporates nature as an integral, joyful part of children’s daily learning. Research shows regular time in nature:

1. Facilitates better social and physical development ( some kids who are very high energy tend to be calmer and more focused when they are in Nature Explore outdoor Classroom)
2. Improves fitness, motor-skills, and well-being (kids have the opportunity to climb and explore)
3. Supports creativity and imaginative play (run around, and twirl on the grass area and pretend to be a butterfly, bird, ladybug…)
4. Inspires collaboration and reduces violence and bullying (research have shown that Nature Explore Outdoor Classroom have decreased by 30% behavior problems at school )
5. Reduces stress ( When kids do not get along indoors and the teacher take them outside to Nature Explore classroom they become more cooperative with one another, more nurturing, as they take care of the plants that they have planted)
6. Creates feeling of empathy for nature (connect with nature)
7. Supports whole child development and across the curriculum (Critical Thinking and Problem Solving, Science, Language and Literacy, Math, Visual Spatial Learning and Construction and Engineering Skills)