Getty Images A group of organisations is asking MPs to look consider more outdoor learning for children to try and improve wellbeing while the coronavirus pandemic continues. The leaders of 32 environmental and youth-focused groups, including The Wildlife Trust and National Youth Agency, say that nature has provided “immeasurable comfort” […]
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Salem Schools Examine Outdoor Options For Learning
SALEM, MA — As Salem Public Schools target early November for the return to in-person learning, school officials are looking into ways to make some of in-person learning outside of the classroom. In what Superintendent of Schools Stephen Zrike called a “parent-led, citywide collaboration” the district has committed up to […]
Local Business Donates Tables For Outdoor Learning: Cape Cod Hero
DENNIS, MA — When times are tough, heroes emerge. We all know someone who’s making a difference right now as we live through unprecedented and changing times. Here at Patch, we’ve launched an initiative to help recognize these heroes making a difference in their communities. Together with Ring, we’re working […]
Tulsa Summer Camp Offers Outdoor Oasis To Help Students Explore Learning
Friday, October 2nd 2020, 9:43 pm By: Kristen Weaver TULSA, Okla. – A Tulsa summer camp is trying to help students with learning, by offering a day camp to help kids learn and take breaks to explore. The executive director at Camp Loughridge, Jacob McIntosh, said they have a huge […]
Why It’s Worth Learning Outdoor Skills Like Rock Climbing Online
Summers ago, back in ‘the normal times,’ I attended the Arc’teryx Climbing Academy in Squamish, BC. It was a special few days, not only because of the nightly film screenings and live music, but for the excellent clinics with world-class guides at a fraction of the cost—not to mention the […]
Outdoor Classes And ‘Forest Schools’ Gain New Prominence Amid Distance Learning Struggles
Stomping through puddles, scrambling over fallen logs and digging in the dirt with sticks may not sound like traditional educational activities, but they are core parts of the curriculum in “forest schools.” Learning amid the leaves is the hallmark of a forest school, an immersive outdoor education model devoted to […]
Outdoor classes and ‘forest schools’ gain new prominence amid distance learning struggles
Credit: Courtesy of the Berkeley Forest School Students at the Berkeley Forest School have story time by the bay. Credit: Courtesy of the Berkeley Forest School Students at the Berkeley Forest School have story time by the bay. Stomping through puddles, scrambling over fallen logs and digging in the dirt […]
NYC approves outdoor learning, but offers no plan for schools
Mayor Bill de Blasio’s latest chess move in the tense battle over in-person education in New York City was to unveil a surprise plan this week for outdoor learning in public, private and charter schools. “Parents have asked about it. Educators have asked about it,” de Blasio said during a […]