This informational page touches on the importance of nature in college settings, in primary and secondary schools, and in the workplace. It provides some awesome facts on studies done in the past few years, a few of which involved recording the concentration/stress levels in subjects before and after they took a walk through some sort of natural setting.
- Children: "One study of children’s play found that a cluster of shrubs was the most popular place to play on an elementary schoolyard because it could be transformed into many imaginary places: a house, spaceship, etc" (Wolf, Flora, 2010).
- College: "College students with more natural views from their dorm windows scored higher on tests of capacity to direct attention (CDA) and rated themselves as able to function more effectively" (Wolf, Flora, 2010).
- Office: "Not having nature views or indoor plants are associated with higher levels of tension and anxiety in office workers" (Wolf, Flora, 2010).
These are just a few of their listed studies--there's so much to learn about nature and how it affects our community from this website alone. Their main focus is that, to perform to your fullest potential, be it at work, school, or play, it's important to remember to get outside.
http://depts.washington.edu/hhwb/Thm_Mental.html
- Children: "One study of children’s play found that a cluster of shrubs was the most popular place to play on an elementary schoolyard because it could be transformed into many imaginary places: a house, spaceship, etc" (Wolf, Flora, 2010).
- College: "College students with more natural views from their dorm windows scored higher on tests of capacity to direct attention (CDA) and rated themselves as able to function more effectively" (Wolf, Flora, 2010).
- Office: "Not having nature views or indoor plants are associated with higher levels of tension and anxiety in office workers" (Wolf, Flora, 2010).
These are just a few of their listed studies--there's so much to learn about nature and how it affects our community from this website alone. Their main focus is that, to perform to your fullest potential, be it at work, school, or play, it's important to remember to get outside.
http://depts.washington.edu/hhwb/Thm_Mental.html