My daughter will also start in her forest kindergarten next month. January 2017, I'm so excited for her!!!

S G Im 11 now and cant do anything inside

Kevin Kuenzig in Denmark this guys who runs a program like this and in 17 years he's taken one kid to the hospital and it was because a parent drove over a kids foot with their car.

Technically, there are more people living in homes, than attending adventure programs. Just sayin.

Plus, if you count the accidents that happen to kids who did adventure programs and the kids with helicopter parents and weird safety paranoia, you can see that the kids who experienced nature and were treated like responsible and reasonable human beings have far less accidents than the other.. :)

SightForMemories.. You know how statistics normally work, dont you? :D Not with numbers, but ratio and percentage :D

@@mariapalladino2473 I know, I thought that was really funny... the teacher just calmly said that the only injury he'd ever seen was when the parent ran over the child's foot. The interviewer was just digging and digging trying to find an accident! That teacher seemed so great with the kids. Really outstanding.

Scientists finally realized Playing in the dirt is essential To a lifetime of health ...Eat Dirt, Kid

Your grandfather is cool.

And.... If a tree grows on the playground at a public school in the USA they are cut down. For safety reasons! We have gone too far to protect not only the kids but our schools from lawsuits. Sad.

Pretty much same in Norway. Go Scandinavia.

Scandinavia is the best! :P

Lotte Larsen correct...we here in Northern Europe have it good and my kids loved it

sweden to haha. and thats just a normal kindergarden here

I grew up in Southern California and it barely rained but when it did my Mom let me play in the rain and the mud. She believed that it would build my immune system and character. As an adult I'm so glad she let me do that!

It did exist back then - of that I am sure. But you probably weren't in Denmark or another Scandinavian country.

not exactly true denmark,germany,norway,sweden,finland we all have this way of life because this is how we always lived our ancestors lived like this unspoiled by rotten goods and one with nature and our civilizations outdate those of most of the civilized west ,living this way builds character,makes you a stronger person,instead of all the special snowflakes these days with their nonsense and stupid iphones and superficial instagram pictures 10.000 a month just to get attention from some online creeps,we go out we explore we learn about REAL life and learn REAL values of things actually important to humankind,being stuck in a classroom repeating some words doesn't help kids and how are you gonna survive by learning nothing ? these amazing kindergartens would even be better if they implement how to build a house and no not a giant brick house but like a shelter for when you get lost in the woods. thoussands of little children get lost each day in the world,they get zero education on survival in the real world i believe this is amazing.also it makes me giggle how all these people are like kids and knifes D: ? waaaaah heck i had a swiss army knife when i was 4 i made spears for entertainment see who can throw the most far away and how to make a campfire all basic things we need to survive when the chance happens to be there that we actually need it.

Mikki Yeong Thats exactly the truth - Ella Flautaus started this in 1950's so get a life 😁😂😃

Lizzy Abroad You get it rigth😊👍

@@KimchiYeoForest Kindergartens has been around since the 50s in Denmark

Lisa Smith hi

I think these kids are a lot safer than kids who aren't taught about nature.

Snakes like warmth.... there is not much sunshine in Washington.

snakes and other 'dangerous' animals are not that dangerous like what the 'experts' in TV like to say. here in Borneo before everyone believes that what ever the TV and newspaper says is right our people even make friends with crocodiles. Yes, make friends. Until 'progression' robbed us away of that knowledge it a quarter of decade ago.

I do think a lot of people need to hear about "studies" to get convinced because it has become special. I've seen schoolyards change into less and less natural. Sand was considered the infection-devil and bushes had to go for "safety". It is truly sad that it had come this far.

I'm in full disagreement because when they do the studies, then they will control people through the studies and negate the parents' instincts. Just get out there and take some risks and take responsibility for what ever happens. If you're not sure about something, like exposure to a certain planet, then look up the plant at the library and stop being such feeble wimps. Learn how to live.

I don't think studies are done to control people. In this case, it might be a good thing to have others confirm that this is okay. It may be a help for parents who are being called irresponsible for letting their child be. The researchers should not get credit for inventing it. And it shouldn't be revolutionary, but it has been forgotten.

You don't think studies are done to control people. Okie dokie.

i agree with you that studies are done to control people.

I went to a forest kindergarden as well. When i started first grade, the teacher was a bit worried since me and my friend from kindergarden were the only two students that had been in a forest kindergarden. However, we turned out to be the most quite and "well-behaved" kids. Also, me and my friend got to stay one year longer in kindergarden, so we skipped the "pre-school". So i was 7 years old when i started in school. My theory is, that when you get to use all of your energy, you will be more ready for school. It helps to concentrate. Most forest kindergardens also teach basic things such as numbers, the alphabet, basic spelling and stuff life that, so they are not just a playground in a forest. :-)

mahasarakarm unversity

D. Garbato Toys don’t need a specific purpose

exactly, but most of the same people praising this will castigate that. Ridiculous.

True.

Summer Noybn I believe this is preschool, whereas most parents being criticised are doing it with their ten year olds.

And it looks like they are getting all of that.

yup. It's great

mother nature will teach them

Thunder Cloud I actually see less bullying in this class than in a normal clip from a random kindergarten class. Usually some kid is poking the other one or pulling another child's hair... Nope these kids are playing tag.

''disturbing'' nothing disturbing about raising your kids my ancestors and theirs and theirs raised us for thoussands and thoussands of years ;) it is you modern pulled awayfrom nature type of people who are far more dangerous to a childs survival in the world than proper education about life like these wonderfull people do outdoors. protecting your kids from everything outside is stupid ,it only makes them vulnerable and weak for when the time comes that you are dead and your children need to take care of themselves,prepare not pretend there is nothing there

dianathp It's invented by individuals who were not democrats but more a socialist (not the one like USSR). But still doesn't matter who invented this, this is how kids should learn things, not to be imprisonment inside the 4 walls. Especially today's kids that groove up with technology.

the democrats today in the West are not democrats but Nazis. i am a liberal in South East Asia but when i moved to the US i am with the 'conservatives' which are in a way more tolerant than those so called democrats.. western democrats today are more like a mask for nazis and anti establishment hooligans and politicians would even sell their souls to the devil to win votes. and for the record i am not white. lol