Have a look in to YOOZ. They are based in Bellshill, just behind Aldi. Holytown nursery purchased great plastic tubes and wonderful large boulders for their outdoor area at very reasonable prices.
Contact them at;
YOOZ Reuse and Recycling Project
Unthank Rd
Bellshill ML4 1DD
03000112014
03001112014
www.yooz.me
contact@yooz.me
Craft work and outdoor event suppliers
Click the above link to access a list of some helpful people, willow weavers etc.
Follow this link to the ideal solution to handwashing outdoors, particularly in woodland sites. The Tippy Tap site gives information on the background and the instructions for building your own Tippy Tap. All you need is a big plastic bottle with a handle, a nail and hammer to make some holes near the spout, some string or rope and a structure to hang your bottle from….easy!
http://www.tippytap.org/the-tippy-tap
Please let us know about all your good practice in outdoor learning and play!
All you need to do is send some text describing your activities and some photos or illustrations about them.You may want to send some extacts from a floor book as well as photos.
Remember to send the photos as a separate attachment. we are aslo eager to hear about organisations or websites that can help us develop outdoor learning and play.
Send to;
Marian Cairns-cairnsma@northlan.gov.uk
Christine Farquharson-farquharsonc@northlan.gov.uk
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Leigh McKay from Holytown nursery class attended the conference about nurturing boys. Leigh says:
This was a wonderful oppotunity to learn how best we can suppport boys in the early years and has also raised my awareness of global citizenship.The course outlined the research that Mindstretchers carried out in Liverpool with pre-school age childen. It was shown that by changing the environment, resources and risk taking opportunities, boys health,and welbeing, motivation and engagement in their own learning was improved.
Global Citizenship programmes exist in order to meet the challenges of the modern world:` it is necessary for children and young people to acquire the knowledge, skills, values and attitudes to adapt and thrive.’ Learning in outdoor environments with natural resources allows children to learn life skills.This helps them make connection to real life contexts. ` Global citizenship encourages chilren and young people to develop and articulate their own informed world view and become active citizens as well as creative critical thinkers’.
During he afternoon of the Mindstretchers course there was a avriety of inspiring resources and activities indoors and outdoors using a range of approaches that provided opportunities for childen to explore real life and make sense of their world. They were given opportunities to think creativelly and responsibly. The Mindstretchers approach to teaching, learning and in particular learning outdoors promotes the principles of Global Citizenship, particularly for boys!
St. Aidan’s Primary Nursery Class
Our Nursery recently received boulders and a tree trunk from Mindstretchers.
The children were fully involved in completing the risk assessments and could tell us that the boulders would be slippery when it was raining.
The boulders and log have provided endless hours of fun for our nursery children. Their imaginations have really been captured and some children think our log looks as if it has arms and legs! Some children think it looks a little bit like a spider!
They have really enhanced our outdoor area, and with the ever changing, unpredictable weather recently, they have provided lots of points of discussion about how weather affects their appearance and use.
The Health and Safety Executive released this high level statement on the balance between play and risk in 2012.
This will give practitioners some reassurance about our responsibility to offer children challenging experiences which engage them in assessing and managing risk and keeping themselves and others safe.
We will soon publish our own North Lanarkshire Risk BENEFIT Assessments on our intranet- First Class . The revised Risk Benefit Assessments will clearly state the benefits of activities as well as the potential hazards and control measures.
iAm Bikes
1 Islay Way
Coatbridge ML5 5DX
Tel-0771635915
e mail-admin@iambikes.co.uk
www.iambikes.co.uk
One adult bike, in poor condition, was recently serviced and repaired at a cost of only £21!
They have lots of bikes so go along or get in touch for further information.
Several nurseries have participated in Teaching in Nature with Scottish Natural Heritage. Ailsa, Glencairn,St Brendan`s, Clydeview and Firtrees nurseries have all participated in site vists with Steve Owen the Park Ranger at RSPB nature reserve in Barons Haugh, Motherwell. The nurseries will soon be able to visit their chosen site in the reserve with groups of children.
Get Out Into The Wild at Barons Haugh Nature Reserve
RSPB Scotland’s Baron’s Haugh nature reserve is a great place to get close to nature right on the edge of Motherwell. Being in such an urban area, with an easily accessible wealth of habitats and wildlife, it is the perfect place for all ages to explore their local environment. Our paths and trails take you through ancient forest, wetlands teeming with birds and across flower filled meadows buzzing with bees and butterflies. Whatever the time of year, there is always something interesting to see and find out about.
If you are looking for somewhere to experience the natural world with your family, school, nursery class, or some other group, Baron’s Haugh could be the place for you. There is an extensive open events programme on at weekends and school holidays, from bat walks to wild food tasting and everything in between. Group visits can be arranged with the reserve warden on all kinds of topics, such as
If there is anything else nature or environment related that you would like to look at, we may well be able to help. There are also often opportunities for groups of children and young people to get involved in practical conservation tasks to help improve the reserve for wildlife. Evening visits for groups such as Scouts and Guides can be arranged.
If you are interested in bringing a group along to the Baron’s Haugh, please contact Stephen Owen, RSPB Warden on 07872 814911, or email baronshaugh@rspb.org.uk
For more information on Baron’s Haugh:
http://www.rspb.org.uk/reserves/guide/b/baronshaugh/index.aspx
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