Uploaded May 2025 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago

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Taking time to bring students outdoors to draw and take note of natural surroundings creates space for curiosity—while encouraging deeper comprehension.

Regularly making space for students to interact with their natural surroundings through nature journaling—sketching, annotating, and slowing down to observe the seemingly ordinary bits of nature close by—can be impactful to a student’s social and emotional wellbeing as well as their scientific comprehension.

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