Learning through Landscapes’ flagship outdoor learning programme My School, My Planet is underway in schools across Walsall. This year Learning through Landscapes is working with schools across Walsall to deliver the ‘My School, My Planet’ project (MSMP). This project is providing opportunities for those who typically have least access to the natural environment to make meaningful connections with nature. Pupils have been participating in regular outdoor learning sessions exploring climate change and surrounding themes to build a deeper relationship with their natural heritage, the world, and ..read more

On Outdoor Classroom Day, pupils took part in an activity day at RHS Bridgewater to test activities for the National Education Nature Park. The National Education Nature Park is a new scheme that will create a network of outdoor spaces in educational settings across England. Learning through Landscapes is leading the delivery of the early years programme, developing a range of bespoke resources, lesson plans, and activities to ensure that even the youngest children can benefit from connecting with nature during education. Carley Sefton, CEO of Learning through Landscapes, said: Nature connect ..read more

Ahead of Numeracy Day, discover 5 ideas for teaching numeracy outdoors from early years to secondary school. Maths is a brilliant lesson to teach outdoors. With so many different subject areas to explore, nature provides an unbeatable canvas to engage and inspire pupils. From using leaves and pebbles to understand shapes to taking objects from the natural world to support equations, there are countless ways to make numeracy work outside of the classroom. For many pupils, maths can be a tricky topic. It may feel harder to bring the fun to numeracy compared to a creative subject like literacy. H ..read more

On May 18, thousands of schools around the world are stepping outside for Outdoor Classroom Day – find out how you can get involved. With the impacts of climate change and the incidence of mental health problems on the rise, there has never been a more important time to harness the potential of the outdoor classroom. From building relationships to boosting pupil engagement, outdoor learning and play offer countless benefits for both pupils and their teachers. However, evidence shows that children are spending less time outdoors than ever before. Connecting children to nature is a crucial way t ..read more

Local School Nature Grants are back! Explore our tips and tricks for writing a winning application for our outdoor learning grants. The Local School Nature Grants programme is back for 2023! We’re offering schools and early years settings in England, Scotland, and Wales the chance to take outdoor learning to the next level, unlocking the benefits for children across Great Britain.  With a Local School Nature Grant, you could get your hands on:  £500 worth of outdoor equipment chosen from a catalogue of over 100 items, including raised bed planters, loose parts kits, waterproof cloth ..read more

As the Natural Nations project comes to an end, explore our ideas for using our surveys to boost biodiversity in your school grounds. An evolution of the award-winning Polli:Nation project, Natural Nations was developed to help schools promote biodiversity in the school grounds. In collaboration with our European partners, we created surveys to record birds, minibeasts, habitats, pollinators, and vegetation. Additionally, we developed over 50 new lesson activities to support learning about biodiversity throughout the school year. We’re delighted to share that the Natural Nations surveys and le ..read more

On International Women’s Day, explore four ways to ensure that outdoor learning and play is safe, inclusive, and accessible for all. Outdoor learning and play offer countless benefits for children and young people, from supporting development of key skills to boosting mental health and wellbeing. All children deserve to enjoy those benefits and experience the wonder of connecting with nature. However, while the outdoors should be inclusive and accessible to all, this isn’t always the case. From gender stereotypes to inadequate facilities, girls continue to face barriers to getting outdoors. Fo ..read more

We’re finalists in the 2023 Charity Film Awards! Will you help us secure the ‘People’s Choice’ award by voting for our film? We are delighted to share that our film, ‘Building’ Confidence Through Outdoor Learning, has been shortlisted in the 2023 Smiley Charity Film Awards! The awards highlight the people and organisations doing good in the world by celebrating films made by charities across all causes. Our film celebrates pupils at the Polygon School in Southampton who, with our help and support, built a storytelling throne as part of our ‘This Place is Like a Building Site!’ project. VOTE ..read more

This Children’s Mental Health Week, explore how outdoor learning and play can boost mental health and support meaningful connections at school. In November 2022, the NHS released statistics showing the scale of the mental health crisis that children and young people are facing in the UK. It’s reported that 1 in 6 children and young people have a diagnosable mental health condition, and those experiencing mental health difficulties are less likely to report enjoyment of learning. Children’s Mental Health Week is an annual event dedicated to raising awareness of this growing issue. This year’s t ..read more

We asked secondary school educators to share their strategies for outdoor learning across every subject. As part of a series for newcomers to outdoor learning, we’ve covered why you should teach outdoors and how to get started in any educational setting, along with some essential knowledge for early years outdoor learning and advice on overcoming the barriers to teaching outdoors at primary school. For the final post in this series, it’s time to talk about outdoor learning at secondary school. It’s true that teaching outdoors can present unique challenges at secondary school, especially when a ..read more