The children found lots of very interesting things outdoors today – leaves and grasses. They were really fascinated by the variety of ladybirds too.
They used their leaves and grasses to make prints in clay – they have left these to dry and will paint them soon.
We have carried out a significant amount of research, tried out many theories and applied a great deal of wisdom to try and put in simple terms our recipe for real learning outdoors.
We would want to give credit to the wisdom of Jan White and the many marvellous pioneers who have fought for the rights of children to have high quality nursery education in inspiring us to transform our thinking about playing and learning in the outdoors. Most of all though we thank the children who we are privileged to work with each and every day.
Please feel free to print out our leaflet and take a look at our recipe for yourself. We would love to hear from you if you find our thinking helpful. Its not a secret, it’s not rocket science and doesn’t have copyright on it because we would be delighted if more children receive rich learning opportunities in the outdoors because of it. We have found out something quite amazing – please share it.
Offering children real learning adventures is an essential part of our curriculum. Take a look and see how important they are to these children – look at their levels of engagement, their motivation and the sheer joy on their faces as they master learning.
The children have begun their adventures in the forest school. This week they have played the keep safe game and explored the area. I think the photographs speak for themselves
