Taking Children Outdoors in All Weather 101

There will be opportunities for you to play the role of the child as well as time to be the practitioner. We’ll look at the research on the benefits of time in nature and advantages of learning outdoors. With the goal of creating more opportunities for your students to learn and play outdoors in all weather, we will cover the following topics during our time together:

- Routines that Work

- Preparedness: clothing, tools, water and otherwise

- Learning and Playing Outdoors

- Outdoor Classroom Management

- Risk Management

- Practicalities of Outdoor Spaces

- Observation and Communication

- Variety of ways to Document Students’ Learning