The Curriculum Based Outdoor Learning Practitioner course provides a qualification which is suitable for all staff to ensure an essential understanding of Forest School and allow them to develop skills and confidence in using school grounds for engaging and exciting curriculum delivery. It is designed to be as practical, accessible and supportive as possible in helping you to make a success in implementing a programme of Curriculum-Based Outdoor Learning.
The course is comprised of 2 Units:
You will:
Gain an understanding of the benefits and risks of using the outdoors as a learning environment, looking at the background and context of modern outdoor learning.
Learn how to take a holistic approach to implement Outdoor Learning and how to get everyone ‘on board’ with your plans.
Be able to plan and deliver seasonal outdoor learning by building specific skills and confidence in a range of areas that can be developed and enhanced in school grounds and in the local environment.
Know how to sustainably manage and improve outdoor learning environments. Looking at ecological structures in the natural environment and identifying species in our own local natural environments.
Look at the wider context of learning outside the classroom and making plans to use your local natural and built environment in curriculum delivery.
Completion of course portfolio
Entry Requirements:
