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It’s great to see so many teachers and schools embracing the opportunity to learn and teach outdoors.

We want to help in anyway we can and one of the supports we have put in place is high quality, long lasting shelters!  This  quick  movie  will  show  you  how   to  look  after  your  shelter. Risk  Assessments  and  further  support can  be  found  at  the  bottom  of  this  page.

Pupils at Dunlop Primary school enjoyed putting up their shelter in the bright sunshine!

Catrine primary pupils are loving their new shelter.

Our team had help from some Superhero’s at Mount Carmel Primary school!

Logan Primary have put their shelter up near the Chicken shed and polytunnel – what a diverse playground they have!

Onthank pupils helped our team to set up their shelter!

St Sophia’s pupils helped to put up the shelter, they have lots of new exciting plans for their playground…watch this space!

Hillhead Primary have  put their  shelter  next  to  their  newly  designed garden  area,  it  looks  great!

Hurlford Primary have put their shelter next to the polytunnel.

Fenwick have placed their shelter in the wildlife garden.

Head Teacher Mrs Yorston at Patna Primary can’t wait to get out and teach in their new shelter!

Ochiltree pupils now have a covered castle!

Newmilns staff are really pleased to be able to use the shelter on the big playing field.

Park School liked their shelter so much they purchased a second one! Now even more children can be outside enjoying the fresh air.

Shortlees love their shelter so much they have 3 spread around the school estate!

Gargieston pupils are really pleased with their shelter – it is close to the wildlife garden so they will be able to bird watch from there!

Hillside pupils will enjoy this new space, it will feel like camping out on an adventure!

Muirkirk shelter is sure to be tested! The wind can blow!

St Joseph Academy PE team were happy with this new feature, the perfect spot to teach orienteering from 🙂

St Patricks have done a great job of erecting their shelter in the wildlife garden.  They will be able to study nature really close up!

Mauchline are looking forward to reading more stories under the shelter!

Soon we will have shelters out to: Dunlop Primary, Whatriggs Primary, Kilmaurs Primary and Dalrymple Primary.

Outdoor shelters  Risk assessment

Please note: In Yellow Wind Warnings shelters consider removing and directly monitor wind strength and direction. In Orange Wind Warning staff must remove the shelter.

If you need support for repairs to your shelter or further advice please use the contact form below.

If you are an East Ayrshire school and would like a shelter please contact us.

This level 1 science investigation is to see what makes a waterproof fabric. Pupils can build a simple shelter and then cover it with various materials. They are tested by watering them and seeing if the toy gets wet and the shelter survives. The investigation can be used to start using ideas such as hypothesis and prediction as well as developing the concept of a Fair Test.

For more details see our Web page https://blogs.glowscotland.org.uk/ea/learningoutdoorssupportteam/waterproof-materials-a-level1-science-investigation/

As always please have a look at our website for more resources and ideas for learning at home. It is constantly being updated and populated with new ideas for all stages of learning, including ideas for learners with Additional Support Needs. https://blogs.glowscotland.org.uk/ea/learningoutdoorssupportteam/

If you would like to sign up and get a whole host of Outdoor Learning inspiration sent straight to your inbox every Wednesday, then please sign up by following this link: https://mailchi.mp/acaa9c870fd6/learning-outdoors-support-team-newsletter

Lockdown has made completing the various sections of the Duke of Edinburgh’s Award more difficult. On our Duke of Edinburgh’s Award Page https://blogs.glowscotland.org.uk/ea/learningoutdoorssupportteam/the-duke-of-edinburghs-award/

we have detailed the temporary changes that have been made to the award to try and overcome some of the obstacles, including how to change activities and find new assessors. We have also pulled together resources to help participants train for their expeditions at home on the Participants’ Page https://blogs.glowscotland.org.uk/ea/learningoutdoorssupportteam/d-of-e-participants-activities-and-resources/ .

We have recently added a work book, produced by Lupine Adventure that allows participants to check their progress as well as some self test videos from BXM Learning.

As always please have a look at our website for more resources and ideas for learning at home. It is constantly being updated and populated with new ideas for all stages of learning, including ideas for learners with Additional Support Needs. https://blogs.glowscotland.org.uk/ea/learningoutdoorssupportteam/

If you would like to sign up and get a whole host of Outdoor Learning inspiration sent straight to your inbox every Wednesday, then please sign up by following this link: https://mailchi.mp/acaa9c870fd6/learning-outdoors-support-team-newsletter

Mosses are group of plants that we often ignore. Use Vince’s Wonders of Moss resource and the activities suggested on our web page https://blogs.glowscotland.org.uk/ea/learningoutdoorssupportteam/the-wonders-of-moss/

to learn more about these amazing plants and support learning in CfE Sciences and Learning for Sustainability.
On our web page you will find out about volunteering opportunities for DofE participants as well how to use the study of moss as an expedition aim.
In addition there are links to three of the Sustainable Development Goals.

As always please have a look at our website for more resources and ideas for learning at home. It is constantly being updated and populated with new ideas for all stages of learning, including ideas for learners with Additional Support Needs. https://blogs.glowscotland.org.uk/ea/learningoutdoorssupportteam/

If you would like to sign up and get a whole host of Outdoor Learning inspiration sent straight to your inbox every Wednesday, then please sign up by following this link: https://mailchi.mp/acaa9c870fd6/learning-outdoors-support-team-newsletter

The Coronavirus pandemic has changed how we all live and how we will be carrying out our daily tasks in the months and weeks to come.
We have been amazed by the ingenuity of a young boy from Kenya who has designed a fantastic hand washing station to ensure that people don’t even need to touch taps, soap or hand sanitiser to make sure their hands are clean.
Watch this video to find out more:

Inspired by this…can you think of something that you could create that would make our lives easier or better even while we have to social distance.  This could be something that would be useful in school or out of school.
You can draw your invention or…if you have the materials at home, you could try to build something! Think about the Sustainable Development Goals when you are designing your invention:
for more details see our web page. https://blogs.glowscotland.org.uk/ea/learningoutdoorssupportteam/big-challenge-4-distancing-designs/

As always please have a look at our website for more resources and ideas for learning at home. It is constantly being updated and populated with new ideas for all stages of learning, including ideas for learners with Additional Support Needs. https://blogs.glowscotland.org.uk/ea/learningoutdoorssupportteam/

If you would like to sign up and get a whole host of Outdoor Learning inspiration sent straight to your inbox every Wednesday, then please sign up by following this link: https://mailchi.mp/acaa9c870fd6/learning-outdoors-support-team-newsletter

We use and see water in our lives every day.  It is used in our homes and even makes up on average around 60% of our body!  On the surface of the Earth, we see water in rivers, lakes, seas and oceans and it is also held in the atmosphere around us.  In this video, Carolyn shows you how to create your own model of the water cycle and we have shared activities relating to this on our web site:

The Water Cycle

As always please have a look at our website for more resources and ideas for learning at home. It is constantly being updated and populated with new ideas for all stages of learning, including ideas for learners with Additional Support Needs. https://blogs.glowscotland.org.uk/ea/learningoutdoorssupportteam/

If you would like to sign up and get a whole host of Outdoor Learning inspiration sent straight to your inbox every Wednesday, then please sign up by following this link: LOST Newsletter