The link between nature and 4+ Assessment Success!

Have you heard of nature based learning (NLB)?

In my personal opinion, this is is by far the best learning approach for our youngest students (in fact for students of all ages!)

As a child, I didn’t spend enough time in nature.We went on holiday once a year to Sicily and it was by far the highlight of my year. My father was half Sicilian and I adored going to Sicily (I still do). I remember these 6 weeks being the happiest of my life. I felt free. I adored going to the beaches and walking along the cliffs. Putting my feet deep into the sand and swimming in the warm mediterranean sea. Looking at the beautiful sunsets and sunrises. Nature has always fascinated me.

Living in the UK, we are also surrounded by beautiful nature but are we taking full advantage of all of the beauty that we have around us?

If you are, great!

If you’re not, I invite you to reflect of how your child can get more ‘nature time’.

I will be making an effort to take my child to different parks and to be in nature a lot more throughout the day.

We do go to the park every single day. We have a beautiful park near when were currently live which is always very peaceful. I’ve always noticed that he is enthralled by the nature that surrounds him. He is obsessed with cats, dogs, squirrels and birds. He hugs the trees and gives them a kiss! He is loves the moon - a lot. At night time we search for the moon who is ‘hiding from us!’

If you’re child is sitting their 4+ Assessment anytime soon, I have seen a strong link between nature and 4+ Assessment success. As in, my students who spend a lot of time in nature are often the ones who have incredible success. Instil a sense of wonder within your child, spark their curiosity and just watch as their little faces light up when they are out in nature.

Joshua is very lucky that we go on holiday at least 4 times a year. ‘Holiday’ is a word he uses at least 10x a day.

There’s a reason for that.