Resources for Educators

For a new generation, nature is more abstraction than reality. Increasingly, nature is something to watch, to consume, to wear – to ignore.

Richard Louv, Last Child in the Woods.

With these words the National Trust’s report, Natural Childhood, starts.

2012 was the year that we were no longer able to avoid the subject of Nature Deficit Disorder. In the public consciousness for the first time, Natural Childhood highlighted the effect that changing lifestyles have had on our nation’s children – the effect that this ‘starving’ of natural environmental interaction is having on their health, wellbeing and learning ability.

The Outdoor Environment is a report written by The Learning Escape that seeks to take the concept further and specifically address the long-term benefits for the environment of learning within natural, outdoor space.

We have various resources for educators including top quality partners. We have our two Whitepapers exploring thinking about the benefits of the outdoor learning. There is also a reward scheme here for those who would like to recommend us to other schools. If you need any more information about any of the content below then e-mail mark@tgescapes.co.uk