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Thanks to everyone from the The Advanced Learning Academy for such a warm welcome today! What a joy it is to share my love for
The outdoor classroom describes a shared space of learning in a school community where learners can gather to experience learning with and from the land. Outdoor classrooms can be formally constructed spaces or a simple tarp on a field. These posts provide practical tips and resources for educators who wish to transition to teaching outdoors.
Thanks to everyone from the The Advanced Learning Academy for such a warm welcome today! What a joy it is to share my love for
Thank you for joining me today for our session exploring how we might transition to teaching outdoors. The following blog posts and resources might be
From time to time, I am sent teaching resources to review. I was offered a Magidome kit during the 2021 school year and was excited
One of the most challenging aspects of growing food in school gardens is choosing crops that can reliably be harvested within the school year. Potatoes
How To Grow Broad Beans Broad Beans, frequently also referred to as Fava beans, are easy to grow and harvest in any children’s garden. Their
How to Grow Carrots With Kids Carrots can be tricky to grow. Some gardeners have great luck growing them, while others have nothing but trouble.
How to Grow Rhubarb One of the most challenging aspects of running a school gardening program is planning and planting to coincide with a harvest before the
Of all the edible garden crops you can plant, kale has the reputation of the being the easiest and most resilient. It doesn’t take much
Of all the crops you can grow with kids, garlic is one of the easiest and most rewarding. Read on to learn how to grow
To support our colleagues returning to on-site instruction in June, we’ve put together this list of ideas for playful learning outdoors in June. You can
For generations, the use of tools was a rite of passage and a normal part of any child’s growth and development. Somewhere along the way,
There are a million ways to craft, learn and cook with pumpkins. Since the internet is full of amazing ideas and bloggers, I’ve put together
If you’ve ever attended one of my teacher development workshops, you’ve heard me speak about the importance of allowing children to take risks in outdoor
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It can all be taught outside: Teaching the K-7 science big ideas, core & curricular competencies in your outdoor and garden classrooms Session description Participants will be introduced to hands-on,
Risky play with height includes climbing, jumping from or swinging over heights, hanging, dangling, or dropping from heights, as well as balancing over any variety of heights. The known risk
The following teaching (and blog post) was shared with our Richmond Environmental Educators (REED) on June 4, 2024 by Andrea Phillpotts and Teya Wijayakoon. Both would like to acknowledge they
Thanks to everyone from the The Valley School for such a warm welcome today! What a joy it is to share my love for unstructured outdoor play in schools! Here