Nature-Based Learning Program Improves Student Mathematics Performance

A 2024 study of year 1 students at Middle Harbour Public School found that participating in the Greater Sydney Parklands' Bush School program led to significant improvements in mathematics.

The program involved 25 children spending two hours weekly over a 10-week period engaging in immersive outdoor activities like building stick cubbies and studying native wildlife.

Teachers reported that students showed increased engagement in explicit classroom lessons following the outdoor sessions, with no negative impact on their core curriculum learning progress.