Learning in the outdoors
The benefits of play in the outdoors are huge – decreasing obesity, improving health and wellbeing, connecting with place and space and the natural world. But are you really making the most of your outdoor learning spaces? Are there opportunities for spontaneity, exploration and discovery in nature? Access to the outdoors alone may not be enough to spark active, physical play outdoors. With connections to nature and the Land, opportunities for risk-taking and engagement in open-ended, hands-on play, this session will help you to get the most out of the outdoors! From veggie patches to principles from Bush Kindy, join us for but highly practical session on learning in the outdoors.
Links to Australian Professional Standards for Teachers
1.1 Physical, social and intellectual development and characteristics of learners
3.4 Select and use resource