This presentation aims to communicate the importance of Outdoor Education for both young children and the environment. It will serve as a resource for Infant School teachers to facilitate the early development of children's connection to and appreciation for the natural world in order to preserve the environment for future generations.

1. Early & Effective Outdoor Education: Nurturing the Future of Children & Nature By Melanie Van Zwieten

2. What is Outdoor Education?

3. OUTDOOR EDUCATION CONTINUUM

4. KNOWLEDGE OUTDOOR EDUCATION CONTINUUM (Cohen & Horn-Wingerg, 1993, Sobel, 1996, Coffey 2001, Kellert. 2002 cited in White, n.d.)

5. SKILLS OUTDOOR EDUCATION CONTINUUM (Nicol, 2002b, Gough, 1990 & Slattery, 2001 cited in Lugg, 2004)

6. KNOWLEDGE SKILLS OUTDOOR EDUCATION CONTINUUM

8. We need to foster a connection between children & their natural environment (Preston, 2004; Pergams & Zaradic, 2007)

9. What is Disconnecting Children from Nature?

10. How children lost the right to roam in four generations (Derbyshire, 2007)

13. (Pergams & Zaradic, 2007)

14. (White, n.d.)

20. Pick out a "special" tree your class can easily visit on a routine basis Visits to your “special tree” can include:  Picnic lunch  Story time  To gather leaves for sensory activities  Relaxation and wind-down time  Cloud watching Photograph students at the tree doing many different activities as they progress and grow over the school year. Create a "Class Tree" book that everyone, including parents can enjoy using a small photo album. Class Tree Book (BBC Gardening, 2009)

33. Recommended Text Last Child in the Woods Saving Our Children from Nature-Deficit Disorder Author: Richard Louv