<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p> In Germany, all-day care and all-day schooling are currently increasing on a large-scale. The extended time children spend in educational institutions could potentially result in limited access to nature experience for children. On the other hand, it could equally create opportunities for informal nature experience if school playgrounds have a specific nature-oriented design. This article is written from the perspective of a primary school teacher and presents the findings of a meta-analysis which looks at the impact nature experience has on the development of children. Furthermore, the first results of a research study on green playgrounds in primary schools is discussed. The results so far seem to indicate that green school playgrounds have the potential of providing nature experience particularly for primary students</p></abstract>

In Germany, all-day care and all-day schooling are currently increasing on a large-scale. The extended time children spend in educational institutions could potentially result in limited access to nature experience for children. On the other hand, it could equally create opportunities for informal nature experience if school playgrounds have a specific nature-oriented design. This article is written from the perspective of a primary school teacher and presents the findings of a meta-analysis which looks at the impact nature experience has on the development of children. Furthermore, the first results of a research study on green playgrounds in primary schools is discussed. The results so far seem to indicate that green school playgrounds have the potential of providing nature experience particularly for primary students

Informal nature experience on the school playground

International Journal for Transformative Research

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

{"article-title":"Informal nature experience on the school playground"}

In Germany, all-day care and all-day schooling are currently increasing on a large-scale. The extended time children spend in educational institutions could...

Informal nature experience on the school playground

Published Online: Aug 29, 2015

Page range: 18 - 25

Received: Mar 20, 2013

Accepted: Jun 15, 2015

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/ijtr-2015-0004

Keywords
Child development, nature, schoolground, elementary school, informal learning

© 2015

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Informal nature experience on the school playground

Published Online: Aug 29, 2015

Page range: 18 - 25

Received: Mar 20, 2013

Accepted: Jun 15, 2015

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/ijtr-2015-0004

KeywordsChild development, nature, schoolground, elementary school, informal learning

© 2015

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Keywords
Child development, nature, schoolground, elementary school, informal learning