An environment-based education movement--at all levels of education--will help students realize that school isn't supposed to be a polite form of incarceration,… — Richard Louv Copy Share Image
As a species, we are most animated when our days and nights on Earth are touched by the natural world. We can… — Richard Louv Copy Share Image
Reconnection to the natural world is fundamental to human health, well-being, spirit, and survival. — Richard Louv Copy Share Image
In nature, a child finds freedom, fantasy, and privacy: a place distant from the adult world, a separate peace. — Richard Louv Copy Share Image
Most people are either awakened to or are strengthened in their spiritual journey by experiences in the natural world. — Richard Louv Copy Share Image
Nature introduces children to the idea—to the knowing—that they are not alone in this world, and that realities and dimensions exist alongside… — Richard Louv Copy Share Image
Natural play strengthens children's self-confidence and arouses their senses-their awareness of the world and all that moves in it, seen and unseen. — Richard Louv Copy Share Image
There is a real world, beyond the glass, for children who look, for those whose parents encourage them to truly see. — Richard Louv Copy Share Image
We have such a brief opportunity to pass on to our children our love for this Earth, and to tell our stories.… — Richard Louv Copy Share Image
Unlike television, reading does not swallow the senses or dictate thought. Reading stimulates the ecology of the imagination. Can you remember the… — Richard Louv Copy Share Image
Research suggests that exposure to the natural world - including nearby nature in cities - helps improve human health, well-being, and intellectual… — Richard Louv Copy Share Image
In medieval times, if someone displayed the symptoms we now identify as boredom, that person was thought to be committing something called… — Richard Louv Copy Share Image
The future will belong to the nature-smart-those individuals, families, businesses, and political leaders who develop a deeper understanding of the transformative power… — Richard Louv Copy Share Image
“She was one of those exceptional children who do still spend time outside, in solitude. In her case nature represented beauty - and refuge.… — Richard Louv Copy Share
Children need nature for the healthy development of their senses, and therefore, for learning and creativity. — Richard Louv Copy Share
As the young spend less of their lives in natural surroundings, their senses narrow, physiologically and psychologically and this reduces the richness of human… — Richard Louv Copy Share
No other youth group like the Scouts has trained so many future leaders while at the same time being a nature organization with its… — Richard Louv Copy Share
In medieval times, if someone displayed the symptoms we now identify as boredom, that person was thought to be committing something called acedia, a… — Richard Louv Copy Share
Rather than accepting the drifting separation of the generations, we might begin to define a more complex and interesting set of life stages and… — Richard Louv Copy Share
This seems clear enough: When truly present in nature, we do use all our senses at the same time, which is the optimum state… — Richard Louv Copy Share
Reconnection to the natural world is fundamental to human health, well-being, spirit, and survival. — Richard Louv Copy Share
“Most scientists who study human perception no longer assume that we have five senses: taste, touch, smell, sight, and hearing. The current number ranges… — Richard Louv Copy Share
Nature is often overlooked as a healing balm for the emotional hardships in a child's life. You'll likely never see a slick commercial for… — Richard Louv Copy Share
In nature, a child finds freedom, fantasy, and privacy: a place distant from the adult world, a separate peace. — Richard Louv Copy Share
Something else was different when we were young: our parents were outdoors. I’m not saying they were joining health clubs and things of that… — Richard Louv Copy Share
