Background

- Climate Change

- Polar ice caps melting

- Oceans warming

- Plastic pollution

- Resistance to change

- Big companies causing pollution

- People are unwilling to make minor lifestyle changes

- 17th century

- Used to help the mentally ill

- 1890s education reform

- Moved from textbook to hands-on learning

- Called "nature study"

- Louis Agassiz started it

- Hands-on learning

- Outdoor classrooms and nature playgrounds

- Unique outdoor

learning experiences

- Applying the knowledge into real life and future endeavors