Tag: outdoor play

  • Learning Outside, Together: Reflecting on the OUTPLAY Training in Ljubljana

    Learning Outside, Together: Reflecting on the OUTPLAY Training in Ljubljana

    Blog post by: Aljosa Rudas and Hannah Machiels Last week, we facilitated a Training of Trainers (ToT) as part of the Outdoor Play Labs project (OUTPLAY). Hosted by the Educational Research Institute (ERI), the ToT brought together the project partners to learn about and experience the newly developed OUTPLAY Toolkit. At the heart of the…

  • OUTSTE(A)M partners meet in Leiden to advance outdoor learning and STE(A)M Education

    OUTSTE(A)M partners meet in Leiden to advance outdoor learning and STE(A)M Education

    On the 6 and 7 November, the OUTSTE(A)M partners, Dublin City University, European Schoolnet, AIJU and International Child Development Initiatives gathered in Leiden for the fourth partnership meeting to continue the collaborative work on outdoor learning in Early Childhood Education and Care and primary schools using age-appropriate technology and the STE(A)M approach. The OUTSTE(A)M project aims…

  • Play and nature in children’s lives

    Play and nature in children’s lives

    Brief description: Play is a universal activity and a universal right of all children, but it is not always straightforward to secure and safeguard. Too often the significance of play in children’s lives is denied, misunderstood, or ignored. Drawing on research and experience from many different countries, this training workshop will consider children’s play in…