The right of children to an Outdoor Education in the pages of the Journal “La Coltura Popolare” (1911-1930)

In the early 20th century in Italy and in Europe, there was a very lively debate about the need for an outdoor education for boys and girls. In Milan, the Società Umanitaria also disseminated original and lively reflections on the right to outdoor education, both because this theme was a fundamental part of the Montessori proposal supported by the aforementioned Società, and because more generally it responded to the ideals promoted by this organisation and based on attention to a healthy life, on education in nature, and on the recovery of juvenile discomfort through contact with the natural environment. This contribution, therefore, aims to investigate the role played by the Società Umanitaria in the diffusion of a culture of the right to outdoor and natural education