Check out this video on the importance of facilitating outdoor learning.
My favourite part of this video is the beginning when the children are describing what happens in the outdoor classroom. Children need to learn that failing at something is okay and what you do after you fail is important. They are taught that if you fail... you try again! I think this is a crucial skill children must learn to succeed in life.
The Outdoor Classroom Project in Santa Barbara County is proving that you can do the exact same learning inside as you do outside BUT outside there is more freedom for both the educator and the child. Another important point that they made is that usually going outside insinuates, educators inside for paper work and the children outside for recess. The outdoor classroom uses the outdoors to be a tool in the learning process.
For more information about the The Outdoor Classroom Project:
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