Portfolio Support by The Bosk https://padlet.com/Thebosk/x0w0zfjiehxx5o6a The Bosk en-us 2021-08-17 11:30:36 UTC 2026-06-18 21:30:15 UTC hello@padlet.com The benefits of outdoor learning - RESEARCH georgina_greaves https://padlet.com/Thebosk/x0w0zfjiehxx5o6a/wish/1683827927 Linked here are some research, reports, background information and articles on the benefits of learning beyond the classroom.  The news articles are often drawing from more detailed academic research pieces. When continuing and carrying out your own research and reading make sure the research is:  substantive, authentic and valid.

You might want to consider referencing and including research which examines:
Physical well being.
Psychological and/or emotional health and well being.
Generic Educational Benefits

]]> 2021-08-18 09:09:34 UTC https://padlet.com/Thebosk/x0w0zfjiehxx5o6a/wish/1683827927 Research/Report: Natural Connections Project - Transforming Outdoor Learning in Schools georgina_greaves https://padlet.com/Thebosk/x0w0zfjiehxx5o6a/wish/1683829055 Natural Connections, a 4 year demonstration project funded by Defra, Natural England and Historic England and delivered by Plymouth University, was developed in response to research and insight studies into the barriers and benefits of outdoor learning in schools. ]]> 2021-08-18 09:10:32 UTC https://padlet.com/Thebosk/x0w0zfjiehxx5o6a/wish/1683829055 Article/Info: Learning Outside the Classroom Manifesto georgina_greaves https://padlet.com/Thebosk/x0w0zfjiehxx5o6a/wish/1683829351 Not just what we learn but how and where.]]> 2021-08-18 09:10:54 UTC https://padlet.com/Thebosk/x0w0zfjiehxx5o6a/wish/1683829351 Article/Info: Project Wild Thing georgina_greaves https://padlet.com/Thebosk/x0w0zfjiehxx5o6a/wish/1683829532 The Science of Nature
http://www.thewildnetwork.com/
http://www.thewildnetwork.com/wild_time_ideas
]]> 2021-08-18 09:11:09 UTC https://padlet.com/Thebosk/x0w0zfjiehxx5o6a/wish/1683829532 Research/Report: Derbyshire Public Health Prevention Fund Forest School Project Final Report 2018. Mental and Physical health and well-being and Forest School georgina_greaves https://padlet.com/Thebosk/x0w0zfjiehxx5o6a/wish/1683829751 Mental and physical health and well being for Derbyshire Young People Project.]]> 2021-08-18 09:11:27 UTC https://padlet.com/Thebosk/x0w0zfjiehxx5o6a/wish/1683829751 Measuring/Tool: RSPB Measuring Connection to Nature in Children georgina_greaves https://padlet.com/Thebosk/x0w0zfjiehxx5o6a/wish/1683830180 2021-08-18 09:12:00 UTC https://padlet.com/Thebosk/x0w0zfjiehxx5o6a/wish/1683830180 Measuring/Tool - Leuven Scale georgina_greaves https://padlet.com/Thebosk/x0w0zfjiehxx5o6a/wish/1683830304 Dr Ferre Leavers Leuven Scale of Well-Being and Involvement (Early Years)]]> 2021-08-18 09:12:12 UTC https://padlet.com/Thebosk/x0w0zfjiehxx5o6a/wish/1683830304 Article/Info: ACEs Pyramid: The impact on Social, emotional and cognitive impairment. georgina_greaves https://padlet.com/Thebosk/x0w0zfjiehxx5o6a/wish/1683830555 The impact of Adverse Childhood Experiences.  https://www.unmc.edu/bhecn/_documents/ace-handout-ne-specific.pdf 
https://www.cdc.gov/violenceprevention/childabuseandneglect/acestudy/index.html
 

]]> 2021-08-18 09:12:33 UTC https://padlet.com/Thebosk/x0w0zfjiehxx5o6a/wish/1683830555 Article/Info: Stressed Out: Teens and adults respond differently georgina_greaves https://padlet.com/Thebosk/x0w0zfjiehxx5o6a/wish/1683830817 "Data also suggest that teens show greater cognitive impairment when stressed than adults.

Previous work has shown that, under identical stress conditions, teens show greater cortisol release than adults."

]]> 2021-08-18 09:12:50 UTC https://padlet.com/Thebosk/x0w0zfjiehxx5o6a/wish/1683830817 Artcile/Info: "It's not just the hormones" - The impact of cortisol on children georgina_greaves https://padlet.com/Thebosk/x0w0zfjiehxx5o6a/wish/1683831131 Is there any hormone link to high-risk choices in teenagers? It is likely not to be testosterone, at least not initially, but the stress hormone, cortisol which returns us to deprivation. Stress during early life raises cortisol levels, so increasing behavioural problems (such as hyperactivity), tending to make children more aggressive, less affiliative and more likely to perceive others as threatening. Stress in either pregnancy or in early life permanently resets the stress response of the child, so that there is an increased reaction to stress - it's called hyperarousal. A stressed child, for instance, when meeting someone new (even in a familiar environment) will withdraw and refuse to make eye contact, rather than chat happily. This increased stress response plays out in reduced life expectancies because cortisol affects almost every body system. It is also closely linked with depressive illness in later life.]]> 2021-08-18 09:13:12 UTC https://padlet.com/Thebosk/x0w0zfjiehxx5o6a/wish/1683831131 Research/Report: Education Endowment Fund - Day out boosts writing skills georgina_greaves https://padlet.com/Thebosk/x0w0zfjiehxx5o6a/wish/1683831610 Trial shows project based on a fun day out boosts writing skills by nine months

https://educationendowmentfoundation.org.uk/news/trial-shows-project-based-on-a-fun-day-out-boosts-writing-skills-by-nine-mo/]]> 2021-08-18 09:13:47 UTC https://padlet.com/Thebosk/x0w0zfjiehxx5o6a/wish/1683831610 Article/Info: The Surprising Benefits of Teaching a Class Outside. What happens AFTER an outdoor learning experience. Ongoing benefits: georgina_greaves https://padlet.com/Thebosk/x0w0zfjiehxx5o6a/wish/1683832041 2021-08-18 09:14:15 UTC https://padlet.com/Thebosk/x0w0zfjiehxx5o6a/wish/1683832041 Article/Info: Children and Young People's mental health - the role of education georgina_greaves https://padlet.com/Thebosk/x0w0zfjiehxx5o6a/wish/1683832834 Ofsted in the past felt not enough focus was given to personal development and well being.  Mental health and well being should contribute to the overall grade given to a school or college.]]> 2021-08-18 09:15:20 UTC https://padlet.com/Thebosk/x0w0zfjiehxx5o6a/wish/1683832834 Article/Info: Five ways outdoor education can prepare our students for the future. georgina_greaves https://padlet.com/Thebosk/x0w0zfjiehxx5o6a/wish/1683833316 Although largely American in focus with a narrower understanding of outdoor learning than is generally accepted in the UK this article does include some interesting outcomes from outdoor learning backed up with research.]]> 2021-08-18 09:15:56 UTC https://padlet.com/Thebosk/x0w0zfjiehxx5o6a/wish/1683833316 Research/Report: Work on the Wild Side - Outdoor learning in schools georgina_greaves https://padlet.com/Thebosk/x0w0zfjiehxx5o6a/wish/1683835553 "Work on the Wild Side attempts to debunk the myth that outdoor learning and residentials are not  viable teaching mechanisms. As accountability within schools increases and budgets decrease, it is easy to see how outdoor learning can slip down the agenda. This notdeadfish report compiles the evidence demonstrating how schools across the country are using outdoor learning to improve children’s academic attainment and emotional well-being."]]> 2021-08-18 09:18:32 UTC https://padlet.com/Thebosk/x0w0zfjiehxx5o6a/wish/1683835553 Research / Report: Health and Social Benefits of Nature georgina_greaves https://padlet.com/Thebosk/x0w0zfjiehxx5o6a/wish/1683836371 Institute for European, Environmental Policy. ]]> 2021-08-18 09:19:25 UTC https://padlet.com/Thebosk/x0w0zfjiehxx5o6a/wish/1683836371 Research / Report: Looked after children and the Natural Environment georgina_greaves https://padlet.com/Thebosk/x0w0zfjiehxx5o6a/wish/1683836752 The fostering outside play project report]]> 2021-08-18 09:19:53 UTC https://padlet.com/Thebosk/x0w0zfjiehxx5o6a/wish/1683836752 Research / Report: Social cohesion and well being deriving from woodland activities; Good from Woods georgina_greaves https://padlet.com/Thebosk/x0w0zfjiehxx5o6a/wish/1683840547 2021-08-18 09:24:45 UTC https://padlet.com/Thebosk/x0w0zfjiehxx5o6a/wish/1683840547 Research / Report: From little acorns - environmental action as a source of well-being for schoolchildren georgina_greaves https://padlet.com/Thebosk/x0w0zfjiehxx5o6a/wish/1683841849 2021-08-18 09:26:20 UTC https://padlet.com/Thebosk/x0w0zfjiehxx5o6a/wish/1683841849 Research / Report: Measuring the impact of outdoor learning on the physical activity of school age children: The use of accelerometry georgina_greaves https://padlet.com/Thebosk/x0w0zfjiehxx5o6a/wish/1683843815 2021-08-18 09:28:48 UTC https://padlet.com/Thebosk/x0w0zfjiehxx5o6a/wish/1683843815 Research/Report: Naturally Healthy Devon Schools Report georgina_greaves https://padlet.com/Thebosk/x0w0zfjiehxx5o6a/wish/1683845654  Naturally Healthy Devon Schools shared three project objectives with the original Natural Connections Demonstration Project: to stimulate the demand from schools and teachers for outdoor learning, support them to build outdoor learning into everyday practice and to stimulate the supply of services to enable teachers and schools to do this. It had an additional focus on how learning outside the classroom supports schools to promote healthy outcomes, and so aimed to increase our understanding of both the learning and health benefits of outdoor learnin ]]> 2021-08-18 09:31:12 UTC https://padlet.com/Thebosk/x0w0zfjiehxx5o6a/wish/1683845654 Article/Info: Nurturing Affinity to Nature through Outdoor Learning in Special Places (NANOL) georgina_greaves https://padlet.com/Thebosk/x0w0zfjiehxx5o6a/wish/1683846882 THE “NURTURING AFFINITY TO NATURE THROUGH OUTDOOR LEARNING IN SPECIAL PLACES (NANOL)” PROJECT SEEKS TO EXPAND LEARNING OUTSIDE THE SCHOOL THROUGH SUPPORTING PRIMARY SCHOOL TEACHERS IN CREATING LEARNING EXPERIENCES THAT ARE LINKED TO THE CURRICULUM AND TO LOCAL NATURAL CONTEXTS.

Funded by the European Commission, the project brings together outdoor and environmental learning centres, National Parks, schools and universities that will work together to construct pedagogical strategies, activities and materials that help enhance school-community links and affinity to nature.  The resources developed will be shared between Spain, Slovenia, Finland, France and the UK. The project started in October 2017 and ends in April 2020.

]]> 2021-08-18 09:32:47 UTC https://padlet.com/Thebosk/x0w0zfjiehxx5o6a/wish/1683846882 Research/Report: Student outcomes and natural schooling - Pathways to impact 2016 georgina_greaves https://padlet.com/Thebosk/x0w0zfjiehxx5o6a/wish/1683848093 2021-08-18 09:34:31 UTC https://padlet.com/Thebosk/x0w0zfjiehxx5o6a/wish/1683848093 Research/Report: A haven of green space: learning from a pilot pre-post evaluation of a school-based social and therapeutic horticulture intervention with children. georgina_greaves https://padlet.com/Thebosk/x0w0zfjiehxx5o6a/wish/1696308715 2021-08-25 15:46:45 UTC https://padlet.com/Thebosk/x0w0zfjiehxx5o6a/wish/1696308715 Research/Report: Woodland Health For Youth (WHY) An evaluation of physical health benefits derived from outdoor learning in natural environment (LINE) for school-age children. georgina_greaves https://padlet.com/Thebosk/x0w0zfjiehxx5o6a/wish/1696312583 2021-08-25 15:48:34 UTC https://padlet.com/Thebosk/x0w0zfjiehxx5o6a/wish/1696312583 Research/Report: Brilliant residentials and their impact on children, young people and schools georgina_greaves https://padlet.com/Thebosk/x0w0zfjiehxx5o6a/wish/1696317715 2021-08-25 15:51:06 UTC https://padlet.com/Thebosk/x0w0zfjiehxx5o6a/wish/1696317715 Research/Report: Impacting on young people's emotional wellbeing through Forest School: Breeze Report georgina_greaves https://padlet.com/Thebosk/x0w0zfjiehxx5o6a/wish/1696323455 2021-08-25 15:53:43 UTC https://padlet.com/Thebosk/x0w0zfjiehxx5o6a/wish/1696323455 Article/Info: High Quality Outdoor Learning georgina_greaves https://padlet.com/Thebosk/x0w0zfjiehxx5o6a/wish/1696337998 The High Quality Outdoor Learning guide clearly outlines the benefits of working in the natural world and has been written to help you evaluate and then set about improving, or further improving, the quality of outdoor learning. It is intended to:

  • Clearly outline the benefits and outcomes of high quality outdoor learning
  • Recognise and evaluate high quality outdoor learning
  • Focus on the delivery of high quality outdoor learning – what it looks like and how to achieve it
]]> 2021-08-25 16:00:48 UTC https://padlet.com/Thebosk/x0w0zfjiehxx5o6a/wish/1696337998 Article/Info: Maths learned best when children move georgina_greaves https://padlet.com/Thebosk/x0w0zfjiehxx5o6a/wish/1696340758 2021-08-25 16:02:16 UTC https://padlet.com/Thebosk/x0w0zfjiehxx5o6a/wish/1696340758 Article/Info: Research finds that a breath of fresh air greatly influences young children’s language development georgina_greaves https://padlet.com/Thebosk/x0w0zfjiehxx5o6a/wish/1696342635 2021-08-25 16:03:14 UTC https://padlet.com/Thebosk/x0w0zfjiehxx5o6a/wish/1696342635 Artcile/Info: Children who play outside more likely to protect nature as adults georgina_greaves https://padlet.com/Thebosk/x0w0zfjiehxx5o6a/wish/1696344867 2021-08-25 16:04:24 UTC https://padlet.com/Thebosk/x0w0zfjiehxx5o6a/wish/1696344867 Research/Report: A review of research on School Field Trips and their value in education 2014 georgina_greaves https://padlet.com/Thebosk/x0w0zfjiehxx5o6a/wish/1696349869 2021-08-25 16:06:56 UTC https://padlet.com/Thebosk/x0w0zfjiehxx5o6a/wish/1696349869 Research/Report: Natural England Monitor of Engagement with the Natural Environment Children and Young People Report 2017-2018 georgina_greaves https://padlet.com/Thebosk/x0w0zfjiehxx5o6a/wish/1700742837 2021-08-27 13:10:24 UTC https://padlet.com/Thebosk/x0w0zfjiehxx5o6a/wish/1700742837 Book / Reading List: Children Learning Outside the Classroom - Sue Waite georgina_greaves https://padlet.com/Thebosk/x0w0zfjiehxx5o6a/wish/1700848765 ISBN: 978-1-4739-1227-4]]> 2021-08-27 14:07:32 UTC https://padlet.com/Thebosk/x0w0zfjiehxx5o6a/wish/1700848765 Book / Reading list: Adventure in the Classroom Mary Henton georgina_greaves https://padlet.com/Thebosk/x0w0zfjiehxx5o6a/wish/1700853188 ISBN: 0-7872-2459-6]]> 2021-08-27 14:09:39 UTC https://padlet.com/Thebosk/x0w0zfjiehxx5o6a/wish/1700853188 Book / Reading List: Institute for Outdoor Learning Bookshop List georgina_greaves https://padlet.com/Thebosk/x0w0zfjiehxx5o6a/wish/1700855925 2021-08-27 14:11:03 UTC https://padlet.com/Thebosk/x0w0zfjiehxx5o6a/wish/1700855925 Article/Info: The Role of Outdoor Learning in Nurturing the Whole Spectrum of Human Intelligence georgina_greaves https://padlet.com/Thebosk/x0w0zfjiehxx5o6a/wish/1727949457 2021-09-09 13:06:53 UTC https://padlet.com/Thebosk/x0w0zfjiehxx5o6a/wish/1727949457 Research/Article: 8 ways Nature helps kids learn georgina_greaves https://padlet.com/Thebosk/x0w0zfjiehxx5o6a/wish/2085791669 2022-03-09 10:25:25 UTC https://padlet.com/Thebosk/x0w0zfjiehxx5o6a/wish/2085791669 Delivery Thebosk https://padlet.com/Thebosk/x0w0zfjiehxx5o6a/wish/3945086534 2026-06-08 11:52:26 UTC https://padlet.com/Thebosk/x0w0zfjiehxx5o6a/wish/3945086534 Blank RA Form Thebosk https://padlet.com/Thebosk/x0w0zfjiehxx5o6a/wish/3945102919 2026-06-08 12:10:05 UTC https://padlet.com/Thebosk/x0w0zfjiehxx5o6a/wish/3945102919 Equipment Thebosk https://padlet.com/Thebosk/x0w0zfjiehxx5o6a/wish/3945103124 2026-06-08 12:10:22 UTC https://padlet.com/Thebosk/x0w0zfjiehxx5o6a/wish/3945103124 Responsibilities Thebosk https://padlet.com/Thebosk/x0w0zfjiehxx5o6a/wish/3945103667 2026-06-08 12:11:00 UTC https://padlet.com/Thebosk/x0w0zfjiehxx5o6a/wish/3945103667 Competency Thebosk https://padlet.com/Thebosk/x0w0zfjiehxx5o6a/wish/3945104055 2026-06-08 12:11:28 UTC https://padlet.com/Thebosk/x0w0zfjiehxx5o6a/wish/3945104055 Tool Safety Thebosk https://padlet.com/Thebosk/x0w0zfjiehxx5o6a/wish/3945104441 2026-06-08 12:11:47 UTC https://padlet.com/Thebosk/x0w0zfjiehxx5o6a/wish/3945104441 Cooking Cross Contamination Thebosk https://padlet.com/Thebosk/x0w0zfjiehxx5o6a/wish/3945106301 2026-06-08 12:13:12 UTC https://padlet.com/Thebosk/x0w0zfjiehxx5o6a/wish/3945106301 Cooking Checks Thebosk https://padlet.com/Thebosk/x0w0zfjiehxx5o6a/wish/3945106507 2026-06-08 12:13:29 UTC https://padlet.com/Thebosk/x0w0zfjiehxx5o6a/wish/3945106507 Elder Whistle Thebosk https://padlet.com/Thebosk/x0w0zfjiehxx5o6a/wish/3945108197 2026-06-08 12:14:15 UTC https://padlet.com/Thebosk/x0w0zfjiehxx5o6a/wish/3945108197 Hand RA Thebosk https://padlet.com/Thebosk/x0w0zfjiehxx5o6a/wish/3945110663 2026-06-08 12:14:49 UTC https://padlet.com/Thebosk/x0w0zfjiehxx5o6a/wish/3945110663 Woodland Sustainability Thebosk https://padlet.com/Thebosk/x0w0zfjiehxx5o6a/wish/3945116579 2026-06-08 12:16:04 UTC https://padlet.com/Thebosk/x0w0zfjiehxx5o6a/wish/3945116579