Escape into Learning

Taking education outside the classroom and into the playground through training, experiences and support!

Welcome to Love Outdoor Learning

Learning is not simply contained within the four walls of a classroom; it can happen anywhere!

Our award winning methods were developed through years of working within education and a wealth of training and knowledge developed within the outdoor environment. We understand how to create exciting and engaging sessions to help children grow, learn and develop and build staff confidence in delivering lessons outdoors.

We love working with all educational settings, from mainstream to severe and complex, nursery through primary and onto secondary. We create bespoke programmes to help your staff take learning into the playground, woodland or beyond!

“As a teacher, I quickly discovered the benefits of taking learning into the playground and beyond. Suddenly those who struggled indoors flourished, the children communicated more and enjoyed learning in new and exciting ways. That confidence and enthusiasm even transferred to indoor learning.”

Carol Murdoch,
Founder of Love Outdoor Learning

Training

Every school is unique, the challenges and demands they face vary . As teachers, we spent too many hours in training which did not meet our needs. This is why every training session is designed in consultation with you, to ensure you receive everything you need.

Whether training covers a twilight session, full day inset or even ongoing with our integrated programme, the support does not stop there. You then benefit from a full 12 months of access to our innovative members site* to support staff, providing curriculum maps, lesson ideas, training and more. This also provides you with an additional four hours of consultancy to help support any problems or issues that arise throughout the course of the year, ensuring outdoor learning really does become a tool supporting your learners.

Pupil Experiences

From pupil experience days, whole school days and even intervention programmes, we have something to benefit children of all ages and stages.

Our workshops are fun, informative and can be delivered in your school grounds.

Our innovative integration programme helps children understand their thoughts and feelings, teaching them coping strategies, breathing techniques while undertaking outdoor skills which will build their confidence, resilience and team working skills.

We also provide regular woodland sessions to classes to help them take their learning outdoors.

The children had a fantastic experience. The session developed lots of different skills when den building e.g. cooperation, teamwork, problem solving, observation, engineering, listening and talking. We would love to have you back!

CLD Youth Services have successfully worked in partnership with Love Outdoor learning for several years and have found the whole process from booking, organising, delivery and evaluating sessions very efficient, welcoming and knowledgeable. Carol and staff have great approach with young people and are very responsive to needs of young people and to the environment in which workshops are delivered.

The very relaxed approach to Outdoor Learning helps with confidence and enjoyment of the training and activities for staff and children.

Carol has been a great help and support to our school to move us forward in our Outdoor learning Journey. Initial discussions led to a playground assessment which over the past year has increased our confidence as a staff to take learning outside as well as learning from the outdoors. She came to visit us a year on last term to see our progress and offer further advice. We are using the progression to slot ideas into our existing progressions which is helping staff see that Outdoor Learning is not an ‘extra’ but an essential way to enhance learning and teaching. Thanks Love Outdoor learning.

Working with Carol from Love Outdoor Learning was such an easy experience. From initial contact to working together to deliver an outdoor learning day for teachers and support staff across the Mintlaw Cluster, Carol worked with us to deliver a bespoke training to meet the needs of the school and cluster, in line with School Improvement planning. The outdoor sessions were so well received and gave inspiration and ideas for taking the curriculum outdoors, that we booked a second outdoor learning day. As a school we bought into the online resources/ website which have also been able to take us that step further in out engagement of delivering experienced through the curricular areas, outdoors.

Carol has been truly outstanding with the support she has provided Little monkeys nurseries. We cannot thank you enough. Your provision and ethos are fantastic, Professional, relaxed, extremely knowledgeable and passionate about the outdoors. Carol has supported Little monkeys in building our confidence and provided guidance on the set up of our Nature Explorers. We have undertaken a course that carol provided in house and the response from the staff team was fantastic, all experiences, ideas and tips that carol shared is all on her website which is very useful to be able to look back upon, Love outdoor learning website provides many wonderful resources including a termly Calander to help make planning more efficient and less time consuming. Carol is always at the other end of the phone should you need any advice. We look forward to continuing our journey with Carol and her team at Love Outdoor Learning.