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Outdoor and Environmental Education Why is Outdoor Education Important? Research is becoming even more prevalent about the importance of the outdoors to our students...and adults! Whether seeking to motivate students, or challenge them to go beyond their own expectations, you'll find that our programs help your students succeed.
The groups and research sited below will provide you with the resources you may need for presentations to your Boards, your teachers, and/or parents: Let us help make your students "Nature Smart?" “The future will belong to the nature-smart—those individuals, families, businesses, and political leaders who develop a deeper understanding of the transformative power of the natural world and who balance the virtual with the real. The more high-tech we become, the more nature we need.” —Richard Louv This is Your Brain on Nature  This PowerPoint Presentation will provide an overview of some of the research findings. Use it at your next Board meeting when proposing your environmental field trips! Much of the research stated in the presentation is from Richard Louv's books (sited below) and from "Time Out" from the National Wildlife Federation Richard Louv: Last Child in the Woods and The Nature Principle
No Child Left Inside
New York is joining a national movement in stride with the Children and Nature Network founded by Richard Louv, author of the award-winning book, Last Child in the Woods. This movement is intended to reconnect children to the outdoors, helping them become more capable of making environmentally literate decisions that not only protect the environment but lead to a prosperous economy and healthy citizens.
Our Programs help students develop a Growth Mindset*
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Louv's first book, Last Child was a call to action and provided educators and parents alike with evidence of the direct 
correlation between a lack of outdoor time to an increase in "nature-deficit disorder". In The Nature Principle, Louv adds additional research, anecdotal evidence and personal stories to demonstrate the importance of the restorative powers of the natural world and that it can boost mental acuity and creativity; promote health and wellness; build smarter and more sustainable businesses, communities, and economies; and strengthen human bonds.See the links below for reviews and more information on these works:
The Long Island Nature Collaborative for Kids has been active in reaching out to schools, libraries, nature centers, and child care agencies along with landscapers and architects to develop Nature Explore Classrooms across 
Are you environmentally literate? 
