The Great Outdoors
Audience and Aim: Suitable for Early Years Assistants and Early Years Practitioners looking to enhance their outdoor areas.
Description
Course Content:
- Recognise the importance of outdoor play for children under five years
- Explore barriers to outdoor play
- Look at ideas/ activities outdoors for children 0-8 years.
- Understand the guidance from the Chief Medical Officers on Outdoor Play and Physical exercise
- The role of the adult
- Benefits of nature allowing for ‘Awe and Wonder’
Review
I arranged this course for my deputy without telling her in advance, as she always worries about doing courses. She logged in with some trepidation, but I am pleased to say that she returned at the end of the session with her head spinning, she was so full of ideas and inspiration, which was just what I had hoped for. Within five minutes, she was putting what she had learnt into practice and passing on tips to the other staff. She said she couldn't wait to get home to look over her notes! I couldn't ask for better. - S Anderson
We arranged this training for all our staff on our Staff training day. It was absolutely brilliant to be able to see and feel outdoor play with natural resources & loose parts. It was set up as for the children and we had an opportunity to play and experience it through children's eyes. Highly recommended. - N Zafirkovska