Learning outdoors is not new, but in 2017 we have more evidence than ever before that shows the powerful impact it has on students and teachers.
Natural England, a UK based NGO, recently showed that 92 per cent of teachers involved in their four year trial said that having lessons outdoors improved pupils engagement with learning, and 94 per cent said it also improved their health and wellbeing.
Most of the teachers involved also said that outdoor learning made them feel happier about their own teaching experience too.
When I was a young teacher with a lively reception class I learned very quickly that taking them outside for twenty minutes at the beginning of every day was the recipe for a productive day.
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