23 November 2013

Waldkindergarten ~ Back to Nature Campfire Kids

http://www.spiegel.de/international/zeitgeist/forest-kindergartens-could-be-the-next-big-export-from-germany-a-935165.htmlDer Spiegel's Rupert Neate writes about Campfire Kids: Going Back to Nature with Forest Kindergartens...
"These children are sitting on logs in a forest around a campfire. This no ordinary day care center, this a Waldkindergarten. [...] the risks are outweighed by the "massive" mental and physical benefits of playing outside. "Children who have attended a Waldkindergarten have a much deeper understanding of the world around them, and evidence shows they are often much more confident and outgoing when they reach school." [...] the US and the UK's obsession with health and safety and regulations may have slowed adoption of the idea, but [...] forest kindergartens have proved very popular in Japan, which is also known for its red tape bureaucracy."
And here's what it looks like in short docu by Hubert Ulrich...

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