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Using Nature to Enhance Learning

8/27/2014

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Being in nature nourishes my body, mind, heart and spirit. I know that I am part of nature and nature is part of me and I know that my energy, creativity, concentration, insight and productivity is vastly improved when I am in and connected with nature. I also know, through years of experience of designing and delivering training, that being connected with nature has a big impact on learners and increases their willingness, capacity and ability to learn.

Recently in our evolutionary history we have separated ourselves from a life immersed in nature, and since 2009, more people in the world live in urban environments than in rural environments. People spend more time indoors or in cities and less time in nature, and yet we have a deep-seated human need to affiliate with nature, known as Biophilia. So what might this mean for us as trainers and facilitators of learning?


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    Nicki Davey, Director of Saltbox Training & Events -
    Lover of nature, music, food, fun, colour and learning (sometimes all at the same time)

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