Created by the University of Derby, this handbook explores nature connection, why it matters, and how you can help yourself and others grow your connection. Pages 10-17 highlight the 5 pathways of nature connection.
Imagine the powerful role nature can play in boosting the mental health and well-being of young people while also easing eco-anxiety. Your challenge? Design a game that not only educates players about their personal bond with nature but also guides them through the five pathways to deepen that connection. Get ready to inspire discovery, foster resilience, and embark on a journey that connects hearts and minds with the natural world.
Created by the University of Derby, this handbook explores nature connection, why it matters, and how you can help yourself and others grow your connection. Pages 10-17 highlight the 5 pathways of nature connection.
Green Young Leaders’ Scheme: The five pathways to nature connectedness. You will learn: The five pathways. What are the five pathways to nature connectedness? Incorporating the pathways into your session. How can you put the pathways into practice?
Get to know your own connection to nature using this worksheet, exploring the 5 pathways of nature connection and what they mean to you.
This worksheet allows you to explore who your community are, what nature means to them, and how you can best design a project or game that both engages and inspires.
Designed by the University of Derby for a broad audience, this handbook invites flexible and creative application by a wide range of readers. It offers an accessible summary of nature connection research and application, paths for helping people improve their connection with nature, and examples of activities and initiatives that support and develop nature connection.
Accompanying teachers notes to student worksheet, guiding you through the importance of understanding the communities your students are working when designing inspiring and engaging nature based activities or games.
These teachers notes provide an introduction to climate anxiety and the role wellbeing activities can play in supporting both you and your students. This resource includes one lesson plan to help open conversations about environmental worries, and supporting wellbeing activities.
Tailored resources exploring nature and me. Module 1 focuses on understanding my connection to nature.
Game Title: Alba: A Wildlife Adventure
Studio Name: ustwo games
Game Description: Join Alba as she visits her grandparents on a Mediterranean island. She is ready for a peaceful summer of wildlife exploration with her friend Ines, but when she sees an animal in danger, she realizes she needs to do something about it. With Ines and your grandfather – a total bird nerd – by your side, you can start the movement to save the island. Maybe even the world after that.
Game Title: Resonance of the Ocean
Studio Name: Image Labo
Game Description: At the edge of a desolate island, pick up what the waves wash ashore to make instruments. Use those instruments to answer the echoes heard from beyond the ocean. In this hand-drawn world, enjoy a soothing soundscape formed by waves, footsteps, and the sounds made from things washed up.
Game Title: Kinoko
Studio Name: ThunderLime
Game Description: Kinoko is a 15-minute, relaxing third-person experience that should be completed in one sitting. Help the forest spirit Kinoko clear the world of winter and bring about spring. Clear away snow, plant flowers, and watch the world return to life as you wander through the woods. So, sit down, relax, and take some time to smell the flowers and listen to the bird song.
Game Title: SANGO: tales from the coral cave
Studio Name: Atelier Sento
Game Description: SANGO is a free adventure game inspired by The Coral Cave world. It was hand-drawn with colored pencils by 10-year-old kids during 3-hour workshops in 2017. Immerse yourself in the never-ending summer of Okinawa, Japan’s southern islands! Play as a cat or a turtle, explore the sea, and talk with the village folks. Maybe you’ll discover some forgotten legends.
Game Title: BBC Earth: Life in VR
Studio Name: BBC Studios
Game Description: BBC Earth: Life in VR is a meticulously researched and crafted experience that takes users to the Californian coast and an underwater world bursting with life. Featuring some of the most popular animals viewers encountered in the Blue Planet II TV series, users come face to face with some of the planet’s most fascinating sea creatures, experience life at a microscopic scale, and dive into the ocean abyss with giants of the sea.
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