Making the Best of our Outdoor Spaces

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Making the Best of our Outdoor Spaces

Event Categories: Approaches to Education, Play,

Ref: 1676 - Training workshop
In the current drive to get more children out more often into the outdoors and to see outside as a learning and doing space for children, many of us struggle to know what is best to do, to consider, to develop, in our outdoor spaces, such as school playgrounds, which may be very stark, may be tarmac, may afford little opportunity for planting and growing, may be very prone to vandalism. How can we effect change?

Learning objectives:

examine children’s explorations of their environments and of themselves, to better understand what they do and do not need
look at what can be done to improve our outdoor areas on a manageable scale
get practical ideas of how to make any outdoor space a richer place for children.

Venue: in Edinburgh
Duration: Half-day (afternoon)

Who should attend: . This is a workshop for all those working with children in an education settings who have an interest, or are already involved in, learning and play environments. This event is relevant to policy makers and practitioners alike from across education, health, social work and leisure services.

Facilitators:
Chris Miles - Chris Miles was a Nursery School Headteacher for twenty years, and Pre School Education Coordinator for Fife Council Education Service for eight years. During both these careers aspects of her work attracted national attention. She maintains an involvement in Nature Kindergartens through her chairing role in the Forest Schools Group within the Forestry Commission, and is in demand for consultancy and training work across Scotland, on a variety of issues involving early education. Chris was awarded an MBE in 2011 for services to education and young people.

Date: 14/11/2012

Duration: Half-day (afternoon)

Delegate rate £80.00
Discounted rate: non-member individuals and small organisations £65.00
Discounted rate: member statutory and large voluntary organisations £65.00
Discounted rate: member individuals and small organisations £50.00

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Contact Details
for this event:
Kirsty Brown
Telephone:
0131 222 2446

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