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What's So Special About the Outdoors?

Are you ready to spend more time outdoors and to advocate for outdoor play?

Through practical stories and examples, this self-paced course will guide participants to unpack the challenges of outdoor play, the value of long periods of time outdoors, and the practicalities for engaging with children in outdoor environments in meaningful ways.

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What will you learn from What's So Special About the Outdoors?

Our courses are designed to be inspiring and practical - connecting theory, ideas and inspiration with strategies and actionable steps that will enhance your practice in your work with children.

  • Learn How to Create Outdoor Environments that Support Play. You will leave with simple and affordable ideas that link directly to the way in which children play, develop and connect to the natural environment.
  • Reflect on the Physical Benefits of Outdoor Play. You will learn about the role of sensory integration and how core motor skills developed in the outdoors, provide benefits in other areas.
  • Discuss Ways to Advocate for Outdoor Play. You will learn effective ways of advocating for the importance of more time outdoors and the value of risk taking and natural environments to families and colleagues.

The course is broken up into five sections and the following is covered:

  1. Course Introduction

    2 lessons
    1. Welcome to the Course
    2. Outline and Objectives

  2. Where are you now?

    4 lessons
    1. Current thoughts, mindset and challenges in relation to outdoor play and environments
    2. The role of memories and memory development
    3. Looking at your environment
    4. Reflection and Assessment

  3. The physical health benefits of outdoor play

    4 lessons
    1. Immunity
    2. Sensory integration and its role in development
    3. Motor development
    4. Reflection and Assessment

  4. Emotional Health and Wellbeing

    4 lessons
    1. Personality Types
    2. Risk in the outdoor environment
    3. Risk taking dispositions and resilience
    4. Reflection and Assessment

  5. The physical environment

    3 lessons
    1. Play affordance in the outdoor environment
    2. Resources
    3. Reflection and Assessment

  6. Where to now?

    3 lessons
    1. Advocating for outdoor play
    2. Planning for change - including QIP and budgeting
    3. Final Reflection and Assessment

  7. Congratulations

    1 lesson
    1. You have completed the course

This registration is for 1 participant. If you would like to register 5+ educators, or your entire team - please contact us to make these arrangements. 

Some key points for your registration: 

  • In order to receive important information about your course, you do need to subscribe to our mailing list
  • Please use your full name, as this will be what is displayed on your certificate
Upon completion of your registration, you will receive: 
  • An email with your site login details, enabling you to immediately access the course. 
  • A welcome email from our team. 

If you have questions at any time, please contact us at onlinecourses@inspiredec.com 

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