Is it time to bring nature into the schoolyard?

Researchers want to learn more about the effects of “green schoolyards” on children.

Conventional wisdom tells us that it’s good for kids to play outside, but many kids lack easy access to green outdoor spaces. “Green schoolyards” could play a role in connecting children to the natural world—a role that may be particularly important in the context of crises such as the COVID-19 pandemic.

“Natural areas are rich places to learn.”

The proposal for a broad research initiative appears in the journal Elementa: Science of the Anthropocene.

Kathryn Stevenson, lead author of the proposed research agenda and an assistant professor in North Carolina State University’s College of Natural Resources, explains the push for research on green schoolyards:

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