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Lunch Time Play at Inverallochy School

Jul 18, 2013 | Developing School Grounds & Outdoor Spaces, Health & Wellbeing

Just before the summer holidays began, I was back up at Inverallochy School. Three years ago, the children and staff began the process of developing their school grounds. When they began, the grounds looked like this: And now they look more like this photo which is...

Wood Logs and Lumps in Schools

Jun 8, 2013 | Developing School Grounds & Outdoor Spaces, Play Resources

In recent years moveable wooden disks, logs and planks have begun to make an appearance in more and more school grounds that I visit. If you look closely at the photos from the Inverallochy update, you can see the place is littered with wooden bits and pieces. They...

Keeping Parents Informed About Outdoor Learning

Mar 2, 2013 | Community Involvement, Whole School

I often get asked about how parents will view learning outdoors There is no short answer to this query as there are many possibilities and options. Operation Eco Allochy At Inverallochy School, parents are kept fully informed about the playground and other outdoor...

Inverallochy School Grounds – Progress Report

Feb 12, 2013 | Developing School Grounds & Outdoor Spaces

Developing a school ground for play and learning is not a one-off event. It needs to be integrated into the life of a school year on year. This can involve quite a mindset change. It’s not simply a physical change to the landscape but involves readjusting the...

It’s a blank canvas!

Apr 18, 2012 | Developing School Grounds & Outdoor Spaces

In 2009, I ran a course about outdoor learning on behalf of Learning through Landscapes, the Scottish school grounds charity. It was a super event as the participants were interested and keen. A few months later, a request for a professional site visit came my way...