Our research team recently published an article in BMC Public Health on the Open-Sky School protocol: Protocol for the Open Sky School: a two-arm clustered randomized controlled trial to test the effectiveness of a nature-based intervention on mental health of elementary school children (PDF).

Testimonial from a teacher who participated in the pilot project (Oct-Dec. 2022): Sophie Penny, 6th grade teacher, École Maurice L Duplessis in Saint-Hubert, gives us an update on the Open-Sky School Program Parental consent: As I am in my second year of looping with my students, I already have a very nice relationship with…

Our research results were published in a video on Naître et Grandir Magazine's website. Research has shown that exposure to and contact with nature offers lifelong benefits, including for children. Discover these benefits and some ideas to expose your child to nature!

Dr. Marie-Claude Geoffroy, Canada Research Chair in Youth Suicide Prevention, her research team, and the Douglas Research Centre recently published an article on the effects of walking in nature on negative and positive affect in psychiatric patients suffering from severe depression disorders, published in the Journal of Affective Disorders (DOI: 10.1016/j.jad.2022.08.121). This short video presents…

PsyPost website published and article and a video explainer about our research. “A study published in the Journal of Affective Disorders investigated the relationship between walking in nature and emotional affect in those with major depressive disorder (MDD). Compared to urban settings, walking in nature successfully lowered levels of negative affect in those diagnosed…

Learn how researchers Dr. Marie-Claude Geoffroy at McGill University and Dr. David Nicholas at the University of Calgary are helping address the mental well-being of children, youth, and their families in Canada Read the Canadian Institute of Health Research article

The McGill reporter talks about Open-Sky School. Read the article by Richard Deschamps by clicking here !

We're talking about Open Air School in the Mcgill press room! Read Richard Deschamps' article here