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Back by popular demand!

This series was created to help educators navigate the outdoors and offering opportunities to engage with loose parts, explore in all weathers, and encourage opportunities for children to challenge themselves to take a risk. Throughout this series, participants will have an opportunity to reflect and share experiences, brainstorm and engage in group discussions, immerse themselves in hands-on experiences, identify connections to Ontario’s Early Learning Frameworks, and strategize how to weave their learning into their daily practice through action planning.

Session 2: Outdoor Play Throughout the Year; Thursday May 30, 2024; 6:30-9:00pm
As Canadians, we are fortunate to have four distinct seasons in which to incorporate outdoor play throughout the year. In this session we will develop an understanding of outdoor play that can be shared with families and colleagues as well as highlight the benefits of outdoor play while using low cost/no cost strategies and materials that can be implemented into your program to support daily outdoor play. We will also look at global outdoor play trends as well as other related concepts that we can transition into our outdoor programs. Finally, we’ll review ECCDC’s Naturalized Play Space Project where the learning highlighted the importance of outdoor play in relation to children’s development and the play experiences offered throughout the seasons.

*Presented in Person in Niagara (Meeting at ECCDC Conference Room, 3550 Schmon Parkway, Thorold and Walking to Glenridge Quarry Naturalization Site)

Registration fee for Niagara Educators is subsidized through funding provided by Niagara Region Children's Services.

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