Childhood has wandered away from Nature.

minutes

 

16 minutes is the average amount of time children spend outdoors.

By the age of
years old

 

A child will have spent 1 year of 24-hour days on screens by 8.

%
of children

 

One-quarter of children have never climbed a tree.

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We think it's time to bring Nature back to childhood.

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We're challenging childhood to take a different course

Our kids prefer the virtual to the actual. They can name Pokemon characters and not a species of bird or type of flower. It's time for a change.
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