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SUPPORTING RESEARCH & RESOURCES

RESEARCH

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The scholarly articles mentioned below cover the independent scientific research of the last decade. For a simplified summary of the benefits of outdoor learning for early childhood , check out this resource from the US Department of Health & Human Services 'Head Start' program. 

  1. Nature Play: A Prescription for Healthier Children. American Academy of Pediatrics (2020)

  2. The Impacts of Unstructured Nature Play on Health in Early Childhood. Plos One (2o20)

  3. Residential Greenspace & Child Intelligence. Plos Medicine (2020)

  4. Everyday Learning Opportunities of Young Children. International Journal of ECEE (2020)

  5. What is different about Forest School? Creating Space for Alternative Pedagogy.  Journal of Outdoor & EE (2018)

  6. Taking the Scenic Route to Academic Attainment. Journal of Early Childhood Development & Care (2018)

  7. Time Spent Outdoors During Preschool. Journal of Environmental Psychology (2017)

  8. Outdoor Learning Spaces: The Case for Forest School. University of Hertfordshire (2017)

  9. Forest and Nature School in Canada. Forest School Canada (2014)

  10. How Knowing & Experiencing Nature Affect Well-Being. Annual Review of Environment & Resources. (2013)

  11. Creativity in the Wild: Improving Creative Reasoning through Immersion in Natural Settings. Plos One (2012)

  12. Forest Kindergarten Feasibility Study. Scotland Forestry Commission (2009)

  13. Swedish Forest Kindergartens, Part 1 & 2. Creative Star Learning Company (2008)

  14. A Marvelous Opportunity for Children to Learn. Forest Research Farnham (2006)

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