Outdoor School - Education in and through nature

A practical and inspiring guide to answer the questions that parents and teachers ask themselves about outdoor school, and so that everyone at their own level can act and offer children concrete solutions for learning outside the walls and building a deep relationship with nature. A hot topic!

All over France and Europe, many outdoor school initiatives are flourishing and, from now on, concrete playgrounds can shake!
At the outset, an observation: the deleterious effects of the lack of nature on children (and adults too...). Based on a survey on the benefits of an open-air education, on the lessons provided (their nature and in what form they are offered), on the main concerns of parents and teachers, this book aims to be a boost towards direct and regular experience with nature for fulfilled children and tomorrow's adults who are aware and beneficial actors of the environment.
SUMMARY :
- Nature deprivation syndrome (for children)
- Disconnection from nature (of adults)
- What is the outdoor school? (inspirations from Scandinavian countries...)
- Building a connection with nature (how is this beneficial for
children? The benefits, bringing awareness to life...)
- How does it work?
• The common base of knowledge outside the walls (nature to concretize learning, examples and experiences to support, guided thematic workshops)
• Pedagogy through nature, invitation to free play (nature for inspiration, observing impermanence and other life “lessons”)
- What dangers in nature? Outside in all seasons?
- Experience nature as a family (experiences shared independently and within certain schools)
- Trust children and strive for autonomy
- Schools outside France (difficulties, project leaders, legislation, town planning, etc.)
- How to initiate an outdoor school project? (for parents who can initiate a movement, including those who are part of parents' associations, and for teachers. How do you go about creating an outdoor school? What are the difficulties encountered?)
- What adults of tomorrow?