Exposure to nature during childhood is essential for healthy development, yet self-directed outdoor discovery is waning. Presenters have collaboratively designed campus environments that create learning opportunities and inspire stewardship of nature through indoor-outdoor spaces that integrate natural systems and interdisciplinary curricula, thus cultivating a campus culture of outdoor learning.
Understand the process of integrating class curriculum with campus planning and design.
Discover ways to collaborate with stakeholders to cultivate engagement with the project and site.
Examine strategies for integrating natural and built systems.
Gain insight into the potential and challenges of integrating learning opportunities within educational projects.