- 1. Study: Hiking Makes You Happier
- (Blog UK)
- Researchers from the University of Michigan and Edge Hill University in England evaluated 1,991 participants in England’s Walking for Health program, which hosts nearly 3,000 walks per week for ...
- 2. New Ropes Course at University ...
- (Blog UK)
- ... this use of university time, attention and monetary resources could be put to better use.Though a ropes course provides an entertaining service for the community, it is not a necessity at SU and does not ...
- 3. New outdoor classroom for university ...
- (Blog UK)
- New outdoor classroom for university. The woodland layout has a 30 foot high climbing wall, a complex high ropes course including a ‘leap of faith’, three low ropes courses and an artificial underground ...
- 4. No kidding, Nature Deficit Disorder is real
- (Blog UK)
- ... in any given week. A recent study by the University of Michigan studied children aged 3 to 12 over a 16-year period and determined that their free time declined by 7.5 hours a week and that outdoor free ...
- 5. Do kids really need nature?
- (Blog UK)
- ... playtime, reduced mobility, less range for exploration, and not walking or riding a bike to school. What is the big deal? Do kids really need nature? Michigan State University Extension says that study ...
- 6. Is iPad an Educational Tool or a Lifestyle Addiction?
- (Blog UK)
- ... an #ipad in their hands and know where it is at all times? In a 2011 New York Times article, Larry Cuban, professor emeritus of education at Stanford University, suggested that millions of dollars in financial ...
- 7. Let the Kids Play: They’ll Do Better in School
- (Blog UK)
- Let the Kids Play: They’ll Do Better in School: Amika Singh, a senior researcher at VU University in the Netherlands, reports in the Archives of Pediatric and Adolescent Medicine that physical activity ...
