As we all know, we live in a fast paced, consistently evolving world containing a host of challenges for tomorrow's global citizens. Our highly agrarian society has undergone a fundamental shift in recent history where our children have become indoorlearners who are perpetually plugged in through TV, video games, and other modalities of electronic media. Numerous research studies demonstrate that children play outside less and have a much narrower range of outdoor activities. Richard Louv, writer ofLast Child in the Woods: Saving Our Children from Nature Deficit Disorder, describes this cultural shift as a phenomenon of 'nature deficit disorder' and talks at length in his book about the increasing divide between youth and the natural world. This creates significant implications for our young people in the areas of environmental, social, psychological, and spiritual well-being. If we intend to cultivate a system of leaders who are equipped and prepared to take on modern day challenges, we must begin today by preparing our youth to fully understand and engage in the future that they will inherit.
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机译：众所周知，我们生活在一个快节奏，一贯不断发展的世界，占明天全球公民的一系列挑战。我们的高地农业社会在近期历史上发生了根本转变，我们的孩子已成为通过电视，视频游戏和电子媒体的其他方式插入的室内地者。众多的研究研究表明，儿童在较少的范围内播放，并且具有更窄的户外活动。 Richard Louv，Words在树林里的球员：拯救我们的孩子从自然缺陷障碍中，将这种文化转变描述为“自然赤字紊乱”的现象，并在他的书中谈论了关于青年和自然世界之间的日益划分的鸿沟。这为我们的年轻人在环境，社会，心理和精神福祉领域创造了重大影响。如果我们打算培养装备和准备承担现代挑战的领导人制度，我们必须通过准备青少年充分了解并从事他们将继承的未来开始。
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