Taking Learning Outdoors

Early years case studies

Children playing outside at Barassie Nursery School

Bringing the inside out

Using a range of indoor activities outdoors, Barassie Nursery Class encourages children to become eager and active learners in a new environment.

Girl digging in Strathdevon garden area

Staff, parents and children develop a garden area

Strathdevon Nursery Class raised funds and developed the garden area to extend learning opportunities for children.

Boy preparing to plant a flower

Get ready for outdoor learning

Young children learn how to dress for outdoors and interact with the environment.

Photograph of tyres in Adelphi Nursery playground

Planting, playing and learning outdoors

How learning outdoors increases children's knowledge and understanding of the world.

Transient art made from flowers

Taking creativity outdoors with transient art

Children at London Road Nursery School created art from natural materials and photographed the results.

Colour illustration of a girl with her hair in bunches.

Ask the children

Children at Croftamie Nursery help in developing an imaginative and entertaining outdoor play area.

Crieff staff and pupils

Flying the flag for outdoor learning

Crieff Road Pre-school Centre highlights key objectives in the Eco Schools programme.

Pupil with safety helmet

We all count

Raigmore Nursery uses everyday outdoor experiences to build citizenship and numeracy skills.

Photo of child walking through grass by the sea

We're going on a bear hunt

Children at Sanday School turn their 'Bear Hunt' adventures into art and music.

Children standing looking at tree

Improvement plan leads to positive play

Tolworth Infants’ School develops positive playtimes and citizenship skills.