The effects of adventure and outdoor activities on mental health

Abstract

This thesis explores the topic of mental wellbeing, outdoor activities and the development of these two topics in the last years as individual and correlated topics. A specific area is early childhood development andn education and how outdoor education and play in nature can have a positive impact on childrens development. The development project is a three day outdoor camp developed for children for the commissioner OVERhang climbing gym in Prince George,British Columbia Canada. The thesis explores a variety of topics in the area of mental health and nature with theory review, analysis of observation and a survey on the connection of mental wellbeing with outdoor activities.