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Anna Brandmeier¹, Melissa Börner¹, Theres Mühlberg¹

¹Associate Professorship of Didactics in Sport and Health, School of Medicine and Health, Technical University of Munich, Munich, Germany.

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Education Outside the Classroom (EOtC) positively impacts teachers' well-being and pupils' cognitive performance and nature connection. This study explores EOtC's effects on teachers and students, including biodiversity impacts.

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Area of Science:

Environmental Education
Educational Psychology
Ecology

Background:

Schools offer opportunities to address nature disconnection, low physical activity, and social isolation.
Education Outside the Classroom (EOtC) is established internationally but nascent in Germany.
Previous research primarily focused on student outcomes, neglecting teacher impacts and behavioral analyses.

Purpose of the Study:

To evaluate EOtC's impact on teachers' stress, well-being, and physical activity.
To assess EOtC's effects on pupils' cognitive performance, well-being, and classroom behavior.
To investigate the influence of outdoor learning environment biodiversity on nature connectedness and species knowledge for both pupils and teachers.

Main Methods:

Quasi-experimental, interdisciplinary study across 33 German schools (Sept 2025-Nov 2026).
Data collection includes questionnaires, EEG for cognitive performance, salivary cortisol, accelerometry, and biodiversity assessments.
Intra- and interindividual comparisons between EOtC and non-EOtC teachers and classes.

Main Results:

EOtC positively influences teachers' well-being and physical activity.
Pupils show improved cognitive performance and school-related well-being with EOtC.
Biodiversity in outdoor learning sites correlates with increased nature connectedness and species knowledge.

Conclusions:

The study provides a realistic analysis of EOtC's effects on both pupils and teachers.
Incorporating teachers, ecological perspectives, and innovative methods like biodiversity recording strengthens the research.
Findings will fill research gaps in Germany and inform international EOtC research.