Positive Impacts of Outdoor Learning
What is outdoor learning and how does it positively impact participants? Learn more from the Institute for Outdoor Learning (IOL) here.
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Do Experiences With Nature Promote Learning?
Do experiences with nature – from wilderness backpacking to plants in a preschool, to a wetland lesson on frogs—promote learning? It is time to take nature seriously as a resource for learning – particularly for students not effectively reached by traditional instruction.
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Learning Away Final Evaluation Report
A final, independent evaluation of outdoor education residentials that identifies their impacts as well as what it is about the overnight stay that can bring about such positive powerful outcomes for young people long after their return to school.
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Supporting social and emotional development in young people with the outdoors
The Hare and The Tortoise Go to Forest School: taking the scenic route to academic attainment via emotional wellbeing outdoors.
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Improving School Attendance with Outdoor Education
Can participation in outdoor learning influence attendance for young people with social, emotional and behavioural difficulties?
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Our Forest School Isn't Just Trees
An interesting study looking to understand the impact of Forest School provision on the social and emotional development of participants.
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