Outdoor Learning

Forest school activities, garden-based learning, nature play, muddy play, seasonal outdoor activities, and risk-benefit approaches.

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Outdoor Learning

Seasonal Outdoor Activities for EYFS: A Practical Guide for Childminders and Nursery Staff

Children learn things outdoors that no indoor setting can replicate — real risk, unpredictable sensory experiences, and the kind of open-ended discovery that happens when you hand a three-year-old a stick and step back. This guide cuts through the Pinterest ideal to offer practical, season-by-season activities for real early years settings, complete with the wellies that don't fit and the children who eat mud.

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Outdoor Learning

How to Run a Forest School Session Without a Forest School Qualification (And When You Actually Need One)

There's a persistent myth in early years settings that taking children into woodland requires a forest school certificate — and it's keeping perfectly capable practitioners stuck indoors. This article cuts through the confusion between outdoor learning and forest school proper, so you know exactly what you can do today and what genuinely requires a qualification.

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