For practitioners (qualified and unqualified) who are keen to transform their outdoor areas into environments that inspire discovery and adventure.
Outdoor Training and Outdoor Education
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Duration: 1 day
Cost: £150 pp *includes take home resources
Location: On site at Abbotswood Day Nursery
Course summary:
The Wonders of Outdoors - Learning to thrive not just survive. This is a hands-on full-day experience will explore how you can enhance the outdoors in your setting, inspire your practice in nature and see it as a primary space.
Who’s it for?
What’s included?
- Outdoor learning tour of the nursery
- Theory based workshop
- Practical group work
- Mindfulness nature walk
- Take away box/crate with loose parts
The Course
- Learn about the profound impact that spending time outdoors can have on both children and staff, observing changes in behaviour, engagement, and overall well-being.
- Explore Abbotswood Day Nursery’s outdoor spaces as a case study, delving into the process of transforming underutilised areas into vibrant and stimulating environments for children to learn and grow.
- Identify specific elements and features that can be adapted and incorporated into your own outdoor setting to enhance its potential for child development and exploration.
- Understand the practical steps involved in implementing these changes within your setting, considering team collaboration, resources, and ongoing evaluation to ensure success.
- Reflect on the mindset you arrived at this course with compared to when you leave. Go back to your setting feeling empowered to change and evolve your outdoor areas.
