The Great Outdoors! Using outdoor learning to support children’s learning and development - May 2025

Aims

Candidates will explore:

• Explore the benefits of outdoor learning in supporting children’s cognitive and motor development
• Understanding how access to outdoor spaces and outdoor learning supports sensory and emotional regulation
• Practical ways to bring indoor learning to the outdoors: adapting the curriculum for more outdoor learning experiences

Overview

The pandemic has highlighted how vital the outdoors is for our well being. Equally, there is evidence which indicates that outdoor experiences and learning supports all aspects of a child’s development including social, emotional, motor, and cognitive skills.

This training will explore what this means practically for educators who are constantly striving to provide children with holistic learning experiences. 

Not all classrooms have four walls