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The benefits to an outdoor education or the regular inclusion of nature in our schooling systems are vast and undeniable, affecting nearly every aspect of a child’s life.

🌞 physical health and development:

• reduces chronic diseases, boosts immunity
• enhances complex motor skills
• improves sleep

🧠 cognitive and academic growth:

• enhanced focus (increases attention span and reduces symptoms of ADHD)
• better academic performance (students in outdoor programs score higher in the sciences and maths due to hands-on learning)

🦋 mental and emotional wellbeing:

• stress reduction
• self-confidence through directly interacting with the world around them

🤝🏽 social and personal skills:

• teamwork, cooperation, communication, and leadership skills improvement
• environmental stewardship to build a future in which we revere our planet and the magic it lends to all us earthlings

What do you think about the transition to an education outdoors? 🌿🦋✨

The benefits to an outdoor education or the regular inclusion of nature in our schooling systems are vast and undeniable, affecting nearly every aspect of a child’s life.

🌞 physical health and development:

• reduces chronic diseases, boosts immunity
• enhances complex motor skills
• improves sleep

🧠 cognitive and academic growth:

• enhanced focus (increases attention span and reduces symptoms of ADHD)
• better academic performance (students in outdoor programs score higher in the sciences and maths due to hands-on learning)

🦋 mental and emotional wellbeing:

• stress reduction
• self-confidence through directly interacting with the world around them

🤝🏽 social and personal skills:

• teamwork, cooperation, communication, and leadership skills improvement
• environmental stewardship to build a future in which we revere our planet and the magic it lends to all us earthlings

What do you think about the transition to an education outdoors? 🌿🦋✨

#plantain

#plantain

knowing your neighbors 🌳🌴🌲

knowing your neighbors 🌳🌴🌲

We are surrounded by genius—we just have to look outside.

🌿🐞🦜🦀🌲🪸

The natural world has adapted and evolved mechanisms for every problem imaginable. Some organisms thrive in extreme environments while others produce vibrant colors without any pigment.

Biomimicry-taking inspiration from the ingenuity of other living beings-invites us to see every one of these organisms as mentors to solve not only some of the biggest issues facing our species today, but on a smaller scale within our own lives, too.

We are surrounded by genius—we just have to look outside.

🌿🐞🦜🦀🌲🪸

The natural world has adapted and evolved mechanisms for every problem imaginable. Some organisms thrive in extreme environments while others produce vibrant colors without any pigment.

Biomimicry-taking inspiration from the ingenuity of other living beings-invites us to see every one of these organisms as mentors to solve not only some of the biggest issues facing our species today, but on a smaller scale within our own lives, too.

Lawns originated in Europe with the aristocracy as a status symbol - proving that they could afford the labor necessary to maintain bare land 🌿🐞🌳🦋🌻🦎🌵🌾🐝🦢🕸️🌷🪨🐛🦅🐌🍄🦆🍃

Lawns originated in Europe with the aristocracy as a status symbol - proving that they could afford the labor necessary to maintain bare land 🌿🐞🌳🦋🌻🦎🌵🌾🐝🦢🕸️🌷🪨🐛🦅🐌🍄🦆🍃

red clover ☘️❣️

red clover ☘️❣️

Bear Shelter by @camp.addicts.yt 🐻🛖🍲

Bear Shelter by @camp.addicts.yt 🐻🛖🍲

Modern society has long viewed plants as passive bystanders or resources, but plants exhibit forms of intelligence and communication that challenge traditional views of agency and consciousness. A truth our Indigenous ancestors have long embodied.

The emerging picture is clear: plants are active participants in their environment, not simply silent observers. This shift in perspective is much needed and has the potential of having profound implications on our relationship with the natural world.

When we see plants as intelligent and responsive beings, we can foster a deeper connection and a greater sense of responsibility. Healing the planet requires a fundamental change in how we interact with all its inhabitants.

#plantintelligence

Modern society has long viewed plants as passive bystanders or resources, but plants exhibit forms of intelligence and communication that challenge traditional views of agency and consciousness. A truth our Indigenous ancestors have long embodied.

The emerging picture is clear: plants are active participants in their environment, not simply silent observers. This shift in perspective is much needed and has the potential of having profound implications on our relationship with the natural world.

When we see plants as intelligent and responsive beings, we can foster a deeper connection and a greater sense of responsibility. Healing the planet requires a fundamental change in how we interact with all its inhabitants.

#plantintelligence

learn about your neighbors: Stinging Nettle 🌿

learn about your neighbors: Stinging Nettle 🌿

in praise of ordinary things 🪵🪓

in praise of ordinary things 🪵🪓

Your everyday dandelion 🌼

Your everyday dandelion 🌼

🎍 dinner around the fire - fresh caught fish curry and rice cooked in bamboo 🍛

🎍 dinner around the fire - fresh caught fish curry and rice cooked in bamboo 🍛

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