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Level 2 – Outdoor learning practitioner – Abbotts Hall Farm
7th May 2019 @ 9:00 am - 4:00 pm
This two day accredited course at Abbotts Hall Farm provides practical skills and expertise to teaching staff and environmental educators to take the curriculum outside and improve outdoor areas for learning.
About the course
• Gain confidence in using grounds and local outdoor spaces for learning.
• Enrich children’s learning motivation and experience.
• Inspire staff to take curriculum learning outdoors.
• Learn new outdoor activities and develop green spaces for wildlife and learning.
• Develop green spaces in your grounds for wildlife and learning.
• Give quality assured continuing professional development.
Completion of the course only takes two days ( plus some structured ‘homework’ in between the course days) and it is designed to be as practical, accessible & supportive as possible in helping you to make a success in implementing a programme of Outdoor Learning.
Content summary
• Practical activity ideas to take the curriculum outdoors.
• Basic identification skills.
• Basic kit list for outdoor learning including low cost ideas.
• Mapping outdoor learning to the curriculum.
• Benefits of outdoor learning on learning and professional practice.
• Benefits and risks of using the outdoors as a learning environment.
• Sustainable management of outdoor learning environments and basic management plan for an outdoor area.
• Workbook to complete.
• Running four Outdoor learning sessions at your setting
Understanding the benefits and risks of using the outdoors as a learning environment, looking at the background and context of modern outdoor learning.
Learning how to make an holistic approach to implementing outdoor learning – getting everyone ‘on board’ with your plans.
Planning & delivering seasonal outdoor learning by building specific skills and confidence in a range of areas that can be developed / enhanced in school grounds and in the local environment.
Knowing how to sustainably manage and improve outdoor learning environments, looking at ecological structures in the natural environment, identifying species in our own local natural environments.
Looking at the wider context of Learning Outside the Classroom and making plans to use your local natural and built environment in curriculum delivery.
Entry Qualifications Required
Aged 16 years or over.
Level 1 qualification or equivalent (1 GCSE).
Current DBS Check.
A suitable First Aid qualification is useful to complement this course.
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