Description

Get all the benefits of outdoor learning at your school or early years setting with our brand new online training programme, designed specifically for busy teachers and early years practitioners.

At Learning through Landscapes, they believe outdoor learning should be available to every child in every school and early years setting. This innovative course equips educators with the tools and strategies to make it happen, no matter their schedule or experience.

This online training is designed for schools/settings or wider organisations to purchase for groups of their staff. Each member of staff will be given one year’s access (renewable at a 50% discount) to six modules covering everything from the benefits of outdoor learning to subject-based lesson ideas to how to use the outside space.

Your staff will get:

• Research-backed benefits: Discover the impact on academic achievement, mental health and wellbeing, environmental awareness, and more.
• Seamless integration: Learn practical tips and strategies to overcome logistical challenges and seamlessly integrate outdoor learning across the curriculum.
• Engaging lesson plans: Access a library of exciting, subject-specific tools for taking learning outdoors across all age groups.

Designed for busy educators:

• Flexible learning: Bite-sized, self-paced modules (around 1 hour each) to fit around your schedule, perfect for short sessions or to include in staff training days, with access to hours of additional learning.
• Actionable resources: Put your learning into practice immediately with downloadable resources like planning guides and activity templates.
• Secure collaboration: Connect and share ideas with your colleagues in secure online forums, fostering collaboration and overcoming challenges together (only available when purchased for 5 or more staff).

The six modules included in the programme are:

1. Why Take Learning Outdoors?
2. Practicalities and Challenges
3. Teaching the Curriculum Outdoors
4. The Power of Play
5. Climate Change and Biodiversity
6. The School Grounds

The training is delivered through our dedicated online learning platform featuring a combination of webinars, activities, reading, resources and discussions.