Gardening Makes Children Happy

Posted in General | June 29th, 2010

We all know that when children are happy and engaged within an activity they learn more. A recent study has suggested that gardening makes children happy and that this in turn boosts their development.
The study carried out by the Royal Horticultural Society (RHS) looked at 10 pupils and teachers from 10 schools. With their findings the RHS are now calling for gardening to be used as a key learning tool rather than just an extracurricular activity.
The children who took part in gardening as part of the study were found to be more resilient and confident. It also improved their readiness to learn.
With these types of results we could see a garden in every school in years to come.