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Context and background
Out There is a project that celebrates the extraordinary and the
obvious and maximises one of the most
valuable resources: your own doorstep. Venturing beyond the
school gate, stepping out into the outside
world, learning professionals guide the children around their
square mile, listening, watching and
experiencing the world around them. Whats that? What is it for?
Who lives there? many questions
that can lead to discovery and knowledge about the childrens own
locality and their experience of it.
This work has been a focus in the City and County of Swansea
schools for a number of years and has
been supported by the Design Commission for Wales and education
consultant, Eileen Adams.
Teachers have found that focussing on the teaching and learning
principles around this approach has led
to some excellent practice. Now through NGfL Cymru it is
possible to share this practice with other
teachers and learning professionals throughout Wales. I have
been amazed with the outcomes and
believe that this skills based approach, with an emphasis on
outdoor learning, is perfect for embracing the
underlying principles of the Foundation Phase.
Outdoor learning features strongly in the new Foundation Phase
Curriculum.
Four teachers have come together to share all the ways that they
have found that have involved using the
outdoor learning environment its places and spaces, both made
and natural a holistic learning
resource.
Carolyn Davies
Teacher Adviser and Co-ordinator for the Arts
City and County of Swansea
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To be observant and interested in their surroundings
To observe the structures and spaces they encounter
To consider relationships between people and placeTo reflect on
their experience
To think about how villages and towns have come to lookthey way
they do
To think about how the environment is shaped andmanaged
To discuss environmental issues
To consider ideas for change and improvement
Aims and Objectives
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