10 Ways that Outdoor Learning Benefits your Child
Where better to learn new things while appreciating the beauty of nature, than the great outdoors" Jim Turner from King’s Hawford, Worcester tells us more
Roald Dahl once said, “The more risks you allow children to take, the better they learn to take care of themselves.”
I think we could all remain within our comfort zones, happily doing all the things that are easy and undemanding. It may well be that we would be happy living our lives this way, not knowing anything better.
Conversely we can challenge ourselves, take risks, seek to discover more than we know and enjoy those “brave new worlds” of which Shakespeare’s Prospero spoke. This can be as simple as removing our shoes and standing (or, even better, jumping) in puddles. It could be climbing a tree, learning to paddle a katakanu or putting up a tent. The benefits of high-quality outdoor learning experiences quickly become apparent when the children are given the opportunity to take part in risk-assessed, but not risk-free activities.
Benefits first, risks second
When children visit Forest School, they use mallets and even saws to undertake their tasks. While these have been risk-assessed, we still cannot eliminate all possible risks. Of course, it is important to use a system of risk-benefit analysis, looking at the benefits of the activity first and then seeking to make tasks safe within that framework. What must come first are the benefits that the children will gain.
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