Encourages an Active Lifestyle
Children who learn to play
outdoors are much more likely to continue to enjoy outdoor activities such as
walking, running and cycling as they get older. Given the number of gadgets and
new technology available to us all, outdoor play is an extremely important
factor in combatting an increasingly sedentary lifestyle.
Appreciation
of Nature and the Environment
Learning in an outdoor
environment allows children to interact with the elements around us and helps
them to gain an understanding of the world we live in. They can experience
animals in their own surroundings and learn about their habitats and
life cycles.
Develops
Social Skills
Indoor spaces can often feel overcrowded
to children and naturally, they may feel intimated in this type of environment.
More space outdoors can help children to join in and ‘come out of their
shells’. Giving children outdoor learning experiences offers them a chance
to talk about what they have done with their friends, teachers and parents.
Encourages
Independence
The extra space offered by
being outdoors will give children the sense of freedom to make discoveries by
themselves. They can develop their own ideas or create games and activities to
take part in with their friends without feeling like they’re being directly
supervised. They’ll begin to understand what they can do by themselves and
develop a ‘can do‘ attitude, which will act as a solid foundation for future
learning.
Understanding
Risk
Being outdoors provides children with more opportunities to experience risk-taking. They have the chance to take part in tasks on a much bigger scale and complete them in ways they might not when they’re indoors. They can learn to make calculated decisions such as ‘should I jump off this log?’ or ‘can I climb this tree?’
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