In pedagogical terms ...
This pack is not complete if we lack members, so we wanted to mark, exclusively, this space to also embrace the pedagogical field and the process of linking with student work and how we link (and like to link) with pedagogy and education. orientation of educational establishments in Chile.
Data and numbers
80%
Of success in life
It depends mainly on the socio-emotional education that has been obtained in life. This is directly linked to the pedagogical context and the curricular and extra-curricular activities that nurture the experiences of each boy and girl in their passage through their educational establishment.
79%
Of students participating in a study
They consider the presence of plants important, and 35.55% think that the absence of vegetation negatively affects their academic performance.
8 out of 10
students recognize an improvement
Of this spectrum of students, 8 out of 10 students say they feel an improvement in their mood and learning by attending natural environments to learn and play.
Learning in nature
It is not surprising that we hear or read that today's children are less linked to nature, the appeal of video games and technology in general has been a growing impact as the years and trends go by. they are increasingly diverse and interesting for them. However, in recent years there has been a growing appreciation of contact with the natural world. Neurobiological and educational research supports the enormous benefits of this connection. At the same time and as if it were a synchronized trend, schools in nature have been progressively expanded in some parts of the world, as well as the curriculum outside the classrooms.
There are activities whose objective is to improve other types of skills such as analyzing, understanding and sharing observations in natural environments: plants, forests, insects, animals, water, distances, speed, luminosity, etc. They involve physical exercise, so they can also promote bodily well-being.
These activities can lead to the development of a project that seeks the activation of certain competences, such as knowledge and problem solving in the social and natural environment, artistic expression, physical development, the application of mathematical strategies, language development. and narrative ability, learning to learn and learning as a team, among many other options.
A project of these characteristics would mean that several teachers, coordinated their educational objectives around the same project, take place on specific days in contact with nature, for example. This has a practical value of incalculable dimensions for the student work of each boy and girl who is impacted by this different design of pedagogy.
Advantages of contact with nature
Improves emotional well-being
Increase self-esteem
Improves mood
Promotes relaxation and optimism
Contributes to mental recovery
Contributes to learning
Increase attention
Reduce stress
Increase self-discipline
Encourage cooperation
Promote self-motivation
Facilitates engagement with learning
Promotes cognitive development
Help solving tasks
Reduces mental fatigue and distraction
Facilitates care
Contributes to academic performance
Increase creativity
Promotes social relationships
Boost communication and play
Helps with social relationships
Facilitates cooperative work
Contributes to social cohesion
Produces positive health effects
Reduce stress
Promotes sports activity
Balances pressure and blood circulation
Increased brain activity
Reduces the possibility of contracting diseases
Benefits for students with ADHD
One of the benefits of experiences in the natural environment especially affects students with Attention and Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD). Studies carried out confirm that activities in nature improve attention, control of behavior and concentration on learning tasks in these students, compared to others in school buildings, given that in the natural environment there are fewer distracting stimuli and that control Executive can act in a more relaxed and efficient way ( Carballo, A. and Portero, M. (2018) ).
