While evidence in countless journals suggests that access to nature and green space provides children with myriad cognitive, emotional, and physical benefits, such as increased ability to concentrate, improved academic performance, reduced stress and aggression levels, and reduced risk of obesity, still children are spending less time outdoors than ever before. Beyond the psychological and physical benefits of nature-based early years programmes, many educators, environmentalists, scholars, and parents are becoming increasingly aware of how an early connection with nature will help foster in children a natural desire to care about sustainability; they grow up with a propensity toward protecting and caring for the environment.
Located in The Sustainable City, Fairgreen International School was one of the first schools in Dubai to open with a mission to embrace and promote sustainability in all its forms among its students, starting from early childhood. We spoke with Fairgreen’s Early Years Coordinator, Cheryl Wood, about how the school is fulfilling its mission to connect students to the natural world:
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