Book Description. The outdoor area is now an integral part of many early years settings and schools, but is it being used to its full potential? The book takes the reader through a year's worth of ideas for "the outdoor classroom". 15+ fun apps and lesson ideas to use in the outdoor classroom. The Outdoor Classroom is a great resource for both the K-12 educator and higher education instructors. The outdoor area is now an integral part of many early years settings and schools, but is it being used to its full potential? We’d love your help. MENU. Along with other farsighted pioneers, Nelson is a proponent of the outdoor classroom (as well as an early leader promoting on-site company childcare). This book clearly explains the learning potential of the outdoor environment and practically demonstrates how the ‘Outdoor Classroom’ can be … ‎Emphasising the importance of continuity for young children, The Outdoor Classroom Ages 3–7 practically demonstrates how early years settings and schools can maximise the learning potential of the outdoor environment. The Outdoor Classroom Project (OCP) is dedicated to increasing the quantity, quality, and benefit of outdoor experiences for children in early care and education programs through providing educational and consulting services on the value and design of engaging outdoor learning environments to teachers, administrators, and parents. New research strongly suggests that schools that use outdoor classrooms and other forms of nature-based experiential education can result in significant student gains in social studies, science, language arts, and math. Perhaps you could include this on a classroom web page, or as a part of a classroom newsletter. The outdoor environment is an integral part of many early years settings and schools, but is it being used to its full potential? Its goal is equally simple: to increase the quantity, quality, and benefits of outdoor experiences for children. Providing extensive, challenging and ever-changing outdoor play experiences is an essential and valuable aspect of early years education. Chapters examine the role of the Outdoor Classroom, working with children outdoors, getting support from stakeholders, getting started, evaluating the outdoor environment, program and implementation strategies, and more. Book. by Karel Jansen — Apr 04, 2019 Today’s modern society brings forth smartphones, tablets, game consoles, virtual reality and many more cool technologies children adore. The outdoor environment is an integral part of many early years settings and schools, but is it being used to its full potential? Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Search Browse; Resources. About the Book: There are many ways outdoor spaces can be transformed into fully functioning classrooms where children explore, experiment, and spend quality time in nature. All year round, the Outdoor Classroom Day community campaigns for more time outdoors every day. The outdoor environment is an integral part of many early years settings and schools, but is it being used to its full potential? Outdoor Classroom Day is a global movement to make time outdoors part of every child’s day. The Outdoor Classroom in Practice, Ages 3-7 offers guidance on how the outdoors can be used to teach and challenge children across a range of settings by drawing on Forest School practice. Children are more likely to invent their own games in green play spaces than they are on flat cement or playing fields. ", ~ Richard Louv, author of Last Child in the Woods and The Nature Principle, THE OUTDOOR CLASSROOM PROJECT® IS AN initiative of the Child Educational Center. Authors; Librarians The focus of this Outdoor Classroom is … Emphasising the importance of continuity for young children, The Outdoor Classroom Ages 3–7 practically demonstrates how early years settings and schools can maximise the learning potential of the outdoor environment. The Edible Schoolyard book tells the story of how Alice Waters, a group of teachers, volunteers and a principal transformed an abandoned playground at the Martin Luther King Jr. Middle School, in Berkley, California, into an Outdoor Classroom. 140 Foothill Blvd. Filled with both simple and large-scale ideas, Cultivating Outdoor Classrooms provides support as you design and implement outdoor learning environments. 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