Struggling to come up with fun ways to entertain your kids as the weather heats up? Not to worry. All it takes is a few simple supplies and a little imagination to get them moving, creating and ...

I know from experience that being outdoors helps kids feel less irritable and sleep better. But don't take my word for it; researchers have also found that when parents encourage kids to engage in ...

If you're a student—or even if you've just been around students lately—you've probably noticed that stress and anxiety seem to be at an all-time high. Between heavy academic workloads, social ...

“Dressing for the weather” takes on a literal meaning for parents who drop off their preschoolers at the University of Delaware’s Lab School, located on the College of Education and Human ...

SALISBURY — Everyone has fond memories of spending time outdoors as a child, but the life skills developed while playing in the backyard are not as readily apparent. An early education center in ...

Spending time outdoors and engaging in active play has all kinds of benefits for young children. It encourages gross motor skill development, helps improve coordination and balance, and can contribute ...

Rebecca Torchia is a web editor for EdTech: Focus on K–12. Previously, she has produced podcasts and written for several publications in Maryland, Washington, D.C., and her hometown of Pittsburgh.

In the first stage, Kadri Mettis mapped out which educational trails are established for mobile outdoor learning. In the course of her research, she found that many of the educational trails ...

When kids move their bodies and feel a sense of belonging in nature, they show up more confidently in class. As a tween, I spent every winter Friday on the ski bus to Pat’s Peak in New Hampshire and I ...

An urban oasis in the heart of the city? That’s what Chicago City Day School, a junior kindergarten through eighth grade private school, offers its students. In fact, the school’s visually appealing ...

It’s a discovery that easily gets a band of fifth graders running at Wolf Ridge Environmental Learning Center. On a recent sunny winter afternoon in Minnesota’s North Woods near Lake Superior, ...