Facilitated By: Christina Pickles

Everything is possible outside - children are more physically active, the natural world enters through all the senses, and community connections are made. In this workshop, we explored the reasons for getting outdoors and our role as adults in these experiences. You will come away with inspiration and practical ideas to create engaging outdoor play spaces and experiences.

A letter template for educators to share with families - feel free to adapt to suit your program. Includes local resources for families to obtain clothing at low to no cost.

Created by Tandy Morton, facilitator of the Wild Child Program and Bre Piccolotto, former Strive Data Specialist

These are the session slides from the Community of Practice: Outdoor Play on May 26, 2021.

At this month's session, we welcomed guest speaker, Jenny Britt. Jenny engaged participants in a discussion centered around prioritizing seeing, exploring and wondering in our outdoor spaces. Embracing children as researchers, who actively participate in pedagogical documentation, allows for more authentic storytelling of the aha moments and wonderings that arise during rich outdoor play experiences.

Facilitated by Tandy Morton, from the WildChild program at Childreach

This video is one of the resources created for an outdoor play miniseries called “Tips for Moving Programs Outside”.

Facilitated by Tandy Morton, from the WildChild program at Childreach

This video is one of the resources created for an outdoor play miniseries called “Tips for Moving Programs Outside”.

An example or template letter to families regarding moving programs outside. Please feel free to use this letter and adjust it specifically to your program's needs.

This example policy is one of the resources created for an outdoor play miniseries called “Tips for Moving Programs Outside”.

Facilitated by Tandy Morton, from the WildChild program at Childreach

This video is one of the resources created for an outdoor play miniseries called “Tips for Moving Programs Outside”.

Facilitated by Tandy Morton, from the WildChild program at Childreach

This video is one of the resources created for an outdoor play miniseries called “Tips for Moving Programs Outside”.

Facilitated by Tandy Morton, from the WildChild program at Childreach

This video is one of the resources created for an outdoor play miniseries called “Tips for Moving Programs Outside”.

Facilitated by Tandy Morton, from the WildChild program at Childreach

This video is one of the resources created for an outdoor play miniseries called “Tips for Moving Programs Outside”.

Facilitated by Tandy Morton, from the WildChild program at Childreach

This video is one of the resources created for an outdoor play miniseries called “Tips for Moving Programs Outside”.