Live Webinar: Outdoor Learning with Pete Moorhouse
In the webinar we will examine the value of learning outdoors highlighting key research. We will look at how we can create and make the most of outdoors environments, looking at a wide range of engaging opportunities we can offer children. We will examine leading educational pioneers thinking in promoting outdoor learning and reflect on our own pedagogical approach - particularly in relation to connecting to nature and embracing sustainability. We will also look the value of embracing risk and challenge in a positive sense. I will provide many examples of outstanding outdoor environments from many countries that will offer new ideas and inspiration.
Key aims:
- Understand the importance of learning outdoors
- Examine how the outdoors promotes health and well-being
- Explore how create a rich and varied outdoor environment and explore risky play
- Examine how we can nurture making strong lasting connections with nature
- Learn about key theorists approaches to learning outdoors
- See how learning outdoors encourage play and can embrace all areas of learning
- Examine many examples of stimulating environments and rich outdoor resources form a variety of countries
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About the trainer:
Pete Moorhouse is an early years creative consultant, researcher, author and artist educator based in the UK. He is an associate trainer for Early Education delivering training nationally and overseas and is also a Froebel Tutor for the Froebel Trust. His work in school is centred around nurturing children's creativity inspired by Froebelian principles and the approach in Reggio Emilia. Pete is a leading authority on woodwork in Early Years education and has written several books and journal articles, including ‘Learning Through Woodwork’ (Routledge) as well as books on outdoor learning. He is currently working his latest book – ‘Creativity in Practice: Nurturing creative and critical thinking in early childhood education’. He was awarded an honorary research fellowship from the University of Bristol and is currently researching creative progression in early education. Pete was also awarded a Churchill Fellowship to undertake international research into best woodworking practices in education. Pete won the national award (2019) from the Creative Learning Guild for his work promoting creativity in education and is Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts.