Nature-play: creating and building an outdoor learning environment for young children

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dc.contributor.authorSedola, Michelle R.
dc.contributor.supervisorDr. James Nahachewsky
dc.date.accessioned2014-04-24T23:02:39Z
dc.date.available2014-04-24T23:02:39Z
dc.date.copyright2014en_US
dc.date.issued2014-04-24
dc.degree.departmentDepartment of Curriculum and Instruction
dc.degree.levelMaster of Education M.Ed.en_US
dc.description.abstractRegular outdoor time in nature is a fundamental requirement for a child’s healthy development and in today’s society where children are transported from school to daycare to organized activities the connection between children and nature is falling short. In the words of Louv (2008) children of the 21st century have a “nature deficit disorder”. This paper will examine literature that positively supports the importance of getting children outside to play and learn through a place-based philosophy. The goal of my project was to create an outdoor classroom where I could take my students and reconnect them to nature through outdoor nature-play. I was inspired to help my students get more access to nature where they could have the opportunity to spend meaningful time in it, and to learn from it while making meaningful connections to the community they live in.en_US
dc.description.scholarlevelGraduateen_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1828/5276
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.rights.tempAvailable to the World Wide Weben_US
dc.rights.tempAttribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 2.5 Canada*
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.5/ca/*
dc.subjectnature
dc.subjectoutdoor nature-play
dc.subjectoutdoor classroom
dc.subjectplay-based learning
dc.titleNature-play: creating and building an outdoor learning environment for young childrenen_US
dc.typeprojecten_US

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