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This year\u2019s Outdoor Classroom Day is happening on this Thursday 21st May 2020. Outdoor Classroom Day aims to inspire and celebrate outdoor learning and play both at home and at school. Usually, this day is celebrated by teachers taking their classes outdoors for their lessons, however, this year, of course, due to the coronavirus crisis, things will look a little different, with the vast majority of teaching and learning taking place online and at home.<\/p>\n
The organisation promoting Outdoor Classroom Day have decided this year to launch the movement \u2013 \u2018Playful Nature\u2019 \u2013 after collaborating with parents and teachers across the globe.<\/p>\n
Their aim is to support children to continue to connect to nature, even during a period of lockdown and staying at home. They believe that this connection is best made through play and have shared a variety of activities on their website which encourage a connection with nature both indoors and outdoors. On 21st May \u2013 Outdoor Classroom Day \u2013 they are encouraging everyone to bring playful nature to their setting, family and home. This year\u2019s Outdoor Classroom Day is happening on this Thursday 21st May 2020. Outdoor Classroom Day aims to inspire and celebrate outdoor learning and play both at home and at school. Usually, this day is celebrated by teachers taking their classes outdoors for their lessons, however, this year, of course, due to the coronavirus … Continue reading Outdoor Classroom Day<\/span>
\nThese ideas and activities can be found here: https:\/\/outdoorclassroomday.com\/<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"