Creating the Outdoor Classroom with Your Existing Play Area 3/5

This session was given at the San Diego Early Years Conference on how to create an outdoor classroom with your current or new outdoor play area. The benefits of outdoor play and learning will be discussed, including research on the benefits of nature and outdoors in helping reduce ADD, obesity, and other learning behavior issues. Students are happier and learn better when they spend time outdoors, research shows. The session will give examples of how schools, even in the most urban settings, can use outdoor areas as hands-on laboratories. See www.jcboushhconsulting.com for more information on the outdoor classroom.

Category:

Education

Tags:

• outdoor play
• playground
• outdoor classroom
• preschool
• jc boushh
• design for play