Child Psychiatry & Human Development - It is theorised that adventurous play offers learning opportunities that help to prevent mental health problems in children. In this study, data from two...

Green schoolyards may be “particularly powerful drivers of health equity by promoting well‐being at the level of the individual, school, and community.”

Use of a field-tested evaluation protocol can augment the evidence base for the green schoolyard movement as a health-promotion strategy

Parents consider the advantages of green schoolyards to outweigh the disadvantages, but cite lack of time as a barrier to their more active involvement.

School parks can serve as a tool for urban heat island adaptation and health promotion.

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Adventurous Learning interrogates the word ‘adventure’ and explores how elements of authenticity, agency, uncertainty and mastery can be incorporated into educational practices. It outlines key elements for a pedagogy of adventurous learning and provides guidelines grounded in accessible theory. Teachers of all kinds can adapt these guidelines for indoor and outdoor teaching in their own culturally specific, place-responsive contexts, without any requirement to learn a new program or buy an

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Learning Outside the Classroom outlines theory and practice that will enable and encourage teachers to systematically and progressively incorporate meaningful outdoor learning opportunities into their daily teaching activities in a wide variety of environments and with diverse populations of pupils. This is the first textbook based around the curriculum for prospective and practising primary and secondary teachers and other outdoor educators. The principles and examples presented are intended to

Leerpleinen zijn al een tijdje hip, al zijn er de nodige opmerkingen bij te maken. Een nieuwe Finse studie onderzocht of kinderen bij dergelijke open leerruimtes meer bewegen dan in de meer convent…

Play-based learning has the potential to reduce inequality, report finds