I ordered this book a few weeks ago and it finally arrived!

I’ve been flipping through it all day on and off and so far it really does help define the natural and built environments. Outdoor spaces have little manufactured items and thus, offer freedom. Classrooms are designed to dictate activities – you have a desk you sit at to work, you stand at the chalkboard to teach, the shelves are full of bins that store items and keep the room organized. Inside you lose that freedom, but outside offers endless possibilities.

As our world becomes more urbanized children are losing outdoor spaces and what they do have access to is usually constrained and controlled by adults. I’m excited to work with Stephanie and Casandra to find ways to bring freedom outdoors back to children and we have some ideas brewing that I think will be amazing tools to help implement this into our communities again.

– Missy