Nature Preschools' Impact on Young Children's Learning: The Research
During a recent interview for a local magazine article on outdoor schools, I was asked how I would reassure parents who might be worried that a nature preschool would not prepare a child for the academic challenges of kindergarten. I answered that current research shows us the overwhelming importance of having a learning mindset. Social-emotional and executive functioning habits central to learning, such as perseverance, problem-solving, and resiliency, are ones that children
