In The Ideal Childhood, Katharina Ehrenfried offers a refreshing perspective on education by exploring the power of outdoor learning. Drawing from neuroscience and her own teaching experience, she explains how time spent in nature supports children’s development, boosting confidence, curiosity, and emotional strength.

This edition provides hands-on strategies for bringing lessons beyond the classroom. Whether it’s creating a forest learning space or designing daily routines that help children feel grounded, the book gives educators and caregivers clear, actionable tools.

With an insightful foreword by Yvonne Wende, founder of Berlin Cosmopolitan School, this eBook offers a blend of vision and practicality. It’s an essential read for anyone working with children, from early years educators to school innovators, who want to foster more meaningful, movement-based learning.