Ali Can KUZULUGİL
Başak AYTATLI
Nalan DEMİRCİOĞLU YILDIZ
Abstract
Despite the advantages of being urban for individuals due to the increase in urbanization in developing countries, societies have been forced to live in areas with excessive pollution and population density, especially when their living spaces are squeezed into narrow and closed spaces. This situation negatively affected individuals of all ages, especially children. Due to the amount of time children spend in school and the little time they spend outside; many industrialized countries have begun to explore more opportunities for outdoor learning. The concept of "Forest School", which is new in the literature, has started to be used in order to improve children's learning abilities in the open air. In this study, by creating the Forest School criteria in the urban forests of Erzurum city, suitable places and functions of the education system were determined. future contributions are foreseen.
Keywords
Educational model, Forest School, Natural Environment, Urban Forest, Erzurum city.