{"id":28504,"date":"2017-08-31T18:37:18","date_gmt":"2017-09-01T01:37:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/seewhatgrows.flywheelsites.com\/?p=28504"},"modified":"2017-08-31T18:37:18","modified_gmt":"2017-09-01T01:37:18","slug":"promote-outdoor-education-school-year","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/seewhatgrows.org\/fr\/promote-outdoor-education-school-year\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Promote Outdoor Education During the School Year"},"content":{"rendered":"

It wasn’t that long ago that we published an article on how to prevent learning loss<\/a> during summer vacation, and now here we are on the flip side of the coin, checking in to make sure you’re child doesn’t experience outdoor education loss<\/em> as the new school season begins.<\/p>\n

Yes indeed, as kids head back to class, the activities that kept them engaged through the summer fall somewhat to the wayside. Given the scientifically backed<\/a> benefits of outdoor learning, it would be a shame to let this supplementary form of education slip. Is there something you can do about it? You bet! <\/p>\n

By becoming an active voice in your community, you can make a difference. Let’s find out how.<\/p>\n

4 Ways to Keep Your Local School Invested in Outdoor Education<\/h2>\n

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1. Help Organize a School Learning Garden to promote Outdoor Education<\/strong><\/p>\n

An example of this sprouted up in North Vancouver BC, where Sutherland Secondary School together with the Projet de jardin comestible<\/a>, le Conseil scolaire de North Vancouver<\/a>, le Ville de North Vancouver<\/a> et notre propre fondation a pu \u00e9tablir un jardin p\u00e9dagogique communautaire<\/a>, providing an outdoor classroom for the local school and neighboring community. The results since have been tremendous. The project not only helps facilitate social, environmental, and economic benefits for the community through the development of a plant to plate local food system, it is also feeds the minds of young students. Through the initiative, they learn about horticulture, sustainability, community responsibility, and much more.<\/p>\n

A school garden is truly an ultimate solution for any gap in outdoor learning during the school year. Follow these five tips<\/a> to organizing one of your own.<\/p>\n

2. Help Institute All-Season Outdoor Education Programs<\/strong><\/p>\n

It’s easier to encourage your local school board to add outdoor learning to the curriculum during the   late summer and spring when all they need to do is open the doors and let nature’s bounty dictate the agenda. But in Canada’s autumn and winter, you will need to be more proactive in providing ideas. For instance, you can help organize a wintertime eco-tour complete with a program that addresses how vegetation and wildlife adapt to the changing season. In the autumn, you could organize a local farm visit so that students could witness (and participate in) the harvest firsthand. View more on outdoor learning ideas for the winter ici<\/a> and for the fall season ici<\/a>.<\/p>\n

3. Help Supplement Learning Materials with Outdoor Education Themes<\/strong><\/p>\n

While school-provided activities will keep kids invested in outdoor learning while at school, you want to plant the seed so that they remain interested when back at home. A wide variety of tools are used to educate in modern schools, with a combination of text, video, and online media delivering informative content to today’s student. Make sure these materials promote outdoor learning themes too.<\/p>\n

Consider stocking the school and classroom library with kid-friendly reading material on gardening\/farming<\/a> et healthy eating<\/a>, including our Foundation’s own S\u00e8me et vois ce qui adviendra<\/em> <\/a>et Que faire de ce que vous avez fait pousser<\/a> <\/em>children\u2019s books. They\u2019re free to download and hardbound copies are available for purchase.<\/a> Both books are available in French. These books are part of our Foundation’s Programme Plant a Seed-READ!<\/a>. If you\u2019re interested in bringing the Plant a Seed-READ! program to your local public or school library or retail store, please email us at info@seewhatgrows.flywheelstaging.com<\/a> pour plus d'informations.<\/p>\n

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Our Foundation also provides gratuit<\/em> troussettes de ressources compl\u00e8tes en anglais et en fran\u00e7ais pour les classes du primaire qui se d\u00e9clinent en deux versions : une pour De la maternelle au CP<\/a>, et le second pour CE2 et CM1<\/a>. Un kit typique comprend tout ce dont les \u00e9l\u00e8ves ont besoin pour d\u00e9couvrir et discuter du cycle de vie des plantes : le livre magnifiquement illustr\u00e9 livres pour enfants \u00e0 couverture rigide<\/a> \u00e9crit par Roland Gahler ; cahiers d'exercices de 26 pages en couleur pour le groupe d'\u00e2ges concern\u00e9 : maternelle-1re ann\u00e9e ou 2e-3e ann\u00e9e, qui guident les \u00e9l\u00e8ves dans l'exploration du cycle de vie d'une plante cultiv\u00e9e \u00e0 partir d'une graine ; graines biologiques et livres de coloriage.<\/p>\n

The Foundation\u2019s resource kits are gateways to encourage further exploration. Schools can visit a Farmers Market or local grocery store and discover what happens with plants after they\u2019re harvested. Another option is to visit a local farm to learn about this industry and how plants are grown and harvested as crops. Students can also trace the economic pathway from the seed to a serving of food on one\u2019s table. They will also learn about various nutrition labels such as organic or non-GMO and what they tell us.<\/p>\n

L’Ecole Bilingue, Vancouver, BC; Porter School, Coquitlam, BC; \u00c9cole communautaire La Crois\u00e9e de Robertville, NB;  Port Weller, St-Catharines, ON are just some of the schools who are currently using these great resource kits.  If you\u2019re interested to avail of these materials, please email us at info@seewhatgrows.flywheelstaging.com<\/a><\/p>\n

Of course, digital media plays a big part in today’s classroom education. Classrooms are being outfitted with tablets with pre-downloaded apps to use as learning tools. Make sure these apps speak to your new outdoor learning agenda too. Here are some suggestions on apps focused on outdoor learning through gardening, farming, and fitness<\/a> in addition to others that concentrate on environmental stewardship<\/a>. Movies also continue to be a rewarding form of supplementary learning in the class, so choose your suggestions wisely, considering films that deliver lessons in nature and sustainability<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Your kids\/students will consume the above content with fervor, and will be rip-roaring to get outdoors to learn more!<\/p>\n

4. Encourage Traditional Classes to be Moved Outdoors (from time to time)<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Students from the Vernon Christian School had their outdoor learning experience at the Factors Farm. Thanks again to Sheri Price, their teacher, Dr. Jennifer Dyck, a volunteer and Betsy Puff, a friend of the Foundation.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Outdoor education initiatives don’t need to be all that groundbreaking. In fact, by moving a traditional class outdoors occasionally, teachers can provide students with a more engaging setting, complete with natural light and fresh air to better stimulate the senses and promote learning. Subjects such as math and science become more captivating when taught against a natural backdrop that uses real tangible items found in the great outdoors as learning materials. All that is needed is a warm sunny\/overcast day, a portable chalkboard, and a creative take on the day’s subject.<\/p>\n

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Do you have any other school year outdoor learning concepts that you would like to share? We\u2019d love to hear about them! Follow our Foundation on Facebook<\/a>, Twitter<\/a>, et\/ou Google+<\/a>, trouvez cet article dans nos publications r\u00e9centes et laissez un commentaire.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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