The National Environmental Education Foundation has produced a complete review of the scientific literature concerning the mental and physical health benefits of nature and going outdoors. This Fact Sheet is a summary of that information.
How to build an Environmental Education program at your school
Jim was a teacher. He loved his 4th graders. He found every opportunity to take his students outdoors. He took advantage of every chance he had to bring nature into the classroom. Long before Richard Louv, he was firmly convinced that the lessons he taught out of doors in Nature stayed with the children far better than any others.