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Carol Murdoch introduces the Breaking Into The Playgrounds podcast and invites listeners to shape its content. She discusses the evolution of outdoor learning and its various forms, highlighting the importance of learning for sustainability in Scotland. Carol explains the concept of curriculum-based outdoor learning and provides practical tips for implementing outdoor activities in the classroom. She shares simple outdoor activities such as hopscotch, sound mapping, sorting, and creating creatures.
Takeaways
- Outdoor learning has evolved significantly over the years, from occasional outdoor activities to a more integrated and curriculum-based approach.
- Learning for sustainability is a key focus in Scotland, encompassing outdoor learning and other related topics.
- Curriculum-based outdoor learning provides opportunities for cross-curricular integration and meaningful learning experiences.
- Simple outdoor activities like hopscotch, sound mapping, sorting, and creative creature creation can be easily incorporated into outdoor learning.
Timestamps
00:00 Introduction to the Podcast
01:35 Evolution of Outdoor Learning
04:21 Learning for Sustainability
05:41 Focus on Learning for Sustainability in Scotland
06:09 Importance of Learning for Sustainability
07:34 Curriculum-Based Outdoor Learning
09:23 Practical Implementation of Outdoor Learning
10:20 Simple Outdoor Activities: Hopscotch
11:17 Simple Outdoor Activities: Sound Mapping
12:17 Incorporating Outdoor Learning into Indoor Writing
13:17 Simple Outdoor Activities: Sorting
13:46 Simple Outdoor Activities: Creative Creatures
15:38 Conclusion and Call to Action
Thank you for listening. Here are the show links:
- Learning for Sustainability Scotland
- Vision 2030 report, one planet schools working group
- Education Scotland Sustainability
- Education Scotland Outdoor Learning – Successful Approaches to Learning Outdoors
- Education Scotland – Outdoor Learning
- Residential Outdoor Education in Scotland, Simpson, P.A., 2007.
- Buy – Field Study Council cards
