Apr 1, 2018 | Early Years Outdoors, Health & Wellbeing, Whole School
In 2015, early years outdoor education consultant, Jan White wrote a book Every Child a Mover published by Early Education. It is a fabulous read that puts physical development firmly at the heart of good early years provision. There is lots of sensible practical...
May 9, 2015 | Community Involvement, Developing School Grounds & Outdoor Spaces
In April I had the privilege of visiting in New Zealand. Although it was a whistle stop 6 days involving training one day and flying the next, I did pause to catch my breath in Christchurch. I met up with an old friend and children’s citizenship and...
Jan 1, 2015 | Developing School Grounds & Outdoor Spaces, Early Years Outdoors
One commonly expressed concern about outdoor nurseries lies around the need for shelter and protection from the elements. Highway Farm is on a windy hill and this concern has been mitigated in several ways. First, the children are dressed for being outside. Second,...
Jun 12, 2013 | Developing School Grounds & Outdoor Spaces, Early Years Outdoors
This week is National School Grounds Week! What better way to celebrate than to share a good news story! At the end of March, one reader, Joanne Cowan, got in touch to ask permission to use some of the photos on this blog to inspire her colleagues to make some changes...
Nov 28, 2012 | Community Involvement, Developing School Grounds & Outdoor Spaces, Technologies
The focus on palettes continues. I was staying in The Bunkroom Hostel recently which had a tiny social space outside. As with all hostels, this was created on an ad hoc and shoestring budget. Naturally this means lots of potentially transferable ideas to cash-starved...