BeNATURE – Development through Nature Play for Children with ADHD is an Erasmus+ Sport project focused on supporting the physical, cognitive and emotional development of children with ADHD through nature-based sport and movement activities.
Main focus
🌿 Nature-based movement
Using outdoor environments as supportive spaces for learning, play and physical activity.
⚖️ Balance and coordination
Developing activities that strengthen motor skills, body awareness and self-regulation.
🧠 Support for children with ADHD
Promoting focus, emotional balance, confidence and participation through structured sport activities.
📱 Digital support tools
Creating the BeNATURE app to support programme implementation, monitoring and use in practice.
🤝 Inclusive sport and education
Helping schools, grassroots sport clubs and NGOs provide more accessible and child-centred activities.
Expected results
🌱 Research report with policy recommendations
📘 Handbook on the Nature Based Balance Sport Programme
👨👩👧 Handbook on parent-child relations and ADHD-related challenges
📱 BeNATURE mobile app
🏃 Pilot activities with children with ADHD
📣 Communication and dissemination materials
Project information
Project title: Development through Nature Play for Children with ADHD
Project acronym: BeNATURE
Programme: Erasmus+ Sport
Project number: 101243014
Duration: 1 January 2026 – 31 December 2027
Coordinator: TREND-PRIMA, Slovenia
Croatian partner: SPORT VIV
Project partners
TREND-PRIMA, Zavod za raziskave in razvoj znanja, Maribor – Slovenia
SPORT VIV – Croatia
Osnovna šola Gustava Šiliha Maribor – Slovenia
Univerzitet u Beogradu – Serbia
Education and Social Innovation Centre of Austria – ESICA – Austria
Aetoi Thessalonikis – Greece
Sportek – Türkiye
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