Explore the many activities described in each of the subsections in this part of the website.  It includes a few inspiring activity ideas within the broad field of Environmental Education to engage your classes in the ISK Community Forest or anywhere outdoors on or off campus.  This section is intended to inspire teachers at ISK to feel more confident taking your classes outside and into the forest to support your class's academic learning or to build community or focus on wellness (we all need more Vitamin N = Go get your Nature vitamins today!)

WHY TAKE YOUR STUDENTS OUTDOORS?

Check out this great blog from healthpartners.com about Nature Deficit Disorder (NDD) and the impact it has on the mental health of children and adolescents (and adults too!).

NCBI scholarly article on Nature Deficit Disorder (NDD) with a great four paragraph introduction.