Schools around the world operate successfully using this approach to education and are touted as being the best schools in the world.
We will continue to add and adjust articles on this page as new research come up.
Take a look at the Green School in Bali or New Zealand for how we got some of our inspiration… though we probably wouldn’t get away with building our school out of bamboo here with our weather!
The International Baccalaureate follows an inquiry-led curriculum that not just encourages, but empowers students to be in charge of their learning – take a look into this style of education more on their website:
So much research backs children learning and spending more time outdoors for all aspects of their mental and physical health. Take a look at some of these articles on benefits of being outdoors
The Rise of Teaching and Learning Outdoors in Irish Primary Schools, 2022
In Praise of Learning Outside, 2007
NCCA – Outdoor Learning in the Irish Primary School
Back to the Basics: Outdoor Schools and Programmes Building Confidence and Promoting Well-Being (Ireland)
A Typical Day in Ireland’s First Nature Kindergarten, (opened 2014, hugely successful with a large waiting list)
Curriculum for Excellence through Outdoor Learning, Scotland, 2010
Impacts on health and wellbeing from a range of woodland activities provided in, 2011
The restorative power of natural and built environments – Roe, J, 2008
Evidence for restorative health benefits in young people – Forestry Commission Scotland, 2009
Outdoor learning every week increases teachers’ job satisfaction, 2019, with research based on the study from:
Nature Play is Important for the Cognitive Development of Early Learners, 2017
Natural Play: how can we enable children to benefit from nature – Forest Commission, 2016
The benefits of a Forest School experience for children in their early years, 2013
The Forest School impact on children: reviewing two decades of research, 2021