Why We Exist
Humans need daily, accessible, and relevant nature connections.​
We recognize the potential for human-nature connections to make things better for educators, students, and our planet. Good Natured Learning exists to make these connections part of the very fabric of formal teaching and learning in schools.
Our Mission
We connect educators & students with nature in schools.
Our
Core
Beliefs
We approach all our work with these most deeply held principles.
Nature-based learning is for EVERYONE.
Nature-based learning is for EVERY teacher, EVERY student, EVERY school, EVERYwhere. It just looks different depending on with whom and where it is happening.
Teachers are experts.
We trust teachers. We know that they know their students, their curriculum, their context, and their community. From this starting point, we empower teachers with universal principles and practices to create nature connections that are relevant and customized to their local realities.
Change happens when individuals take a next right step.
Once you take a first right step, you can take another, and the next, and the next. Together, we can change education one step at a time.
Our work must be a lift not a burden.
We believe in joy. We design our work to buoy teachers rather than saddling them with one more thing.
Our How
We equip educators in schools to embed bite-sized, sustainable, "apple-a-day" nature connections into the way they teach.
Our
Geographies
We currently operate in the
US and Kenya.
From schools in Nairobi’s informal settlements to rural mountain Colorado, the results are stunningly similar and positive: calmer, more self-regulated learners, improved collaboration and creativity, more joyful teachers, and deeper connections to nature.
Our Vision
Students, educators, and the planet flourish with nature connections cultivated in schools everywhere.