When you are outside, you get your hands dirty – you don’t forget that in a hurry,’ says Julie Mountain. ‘Outdoor learning is much more memorable for adults.’
Ms Mountain, who is director of Play Learning Life, believes all areas of teaching early years curriculum can be improved through outdoor CPD. Her recommended approach is for a full setting to undertake action-research-project-style training over several months to simultaneously address multiple teaching objectives, rather than the ‘generic’ online courses or half-day training sessions offered by local authorities.
‘Anecdotally we know shared learning and understanding of change is much better when you’re all working together than if you have got to absorb it and share that knowledge back to your colleagues,’ she says.
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