Project Wild Thing is a campaign that actively encourages children to explore the outdoors and inspires them to connect with their surroundings, essentially “rewilding” our students. This ethos can be embedded within education, where rewilding students, means that they encounter “core wilderness areas” in their formative years. All students should explore the outdoors, seek adventure, gain a deep connectivity to nature and develop a sense of place.
When children are indoors for long periods they can develop a disconnection with the world beyond the classroom. Making outdoor education an everyday element to schooling breaks down this disengagement. I have witnessed student motivation levels rise when outdoor learning becomes a core component of lesson activities, as students enjoy the exploration of their local surroundings.
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