Ahead of British Science Week, Emma Brown shares the benefits of teaching STEM outdoors, along with activities to try with your pupils. Outdoor learning offers numerous benefits which can make STEM more engaging and relevant for your pupils. Teaching STEM outdoors not only promotes critical thinking, problem solving, and creativity in a real-world context, but it also provides hands-on learning experiences, helping to foster a deeper understanding of science, technology, engineering, and maths. Compared to subjects like literacy or numeracy, taking technology or engineering out into the school ..read more

Looking to make improvements to your school grounds? Steve Moizer explains why a school grounds audit is the best way to get started. The benefits of outdoor learning and play for children and young people are well evidenced, and school grounds play a vital role in supporting this. Maximising the potential of your school grounds can feel like a daunting task that requires specialist knowledge and skills. Life in school is busy, and time is limited — so where do you begin? In this post, Steve Moizer, Training and Development Officer, why the ideal first step in any development plan is a school ..read more

Our Early Years Training and Development Lead, Ali Aspin, explores the benefits of getting muddy for Children’s Mental Health Week. As mental health challenges among children and young people reach unprecedented levels, it becomes more and more important that we create a solid foundation for good mental health and wellbeing in the early years. Connecting children with nature is not only crucial for helping them to develop a lifelong relationship with the natural world, thereby empowering them to protect it, but it’s also an important way we can support children’s mental health in the early yea ..read more

Ahead of Children’s Mental Health Week, Merrick Denton-Thompson explains why we must maximise the potential of our school grounds to support children’s mental health. As we all try to keep our New Year’s resolutions, one critical resolution needs our immediate attention: nurturing the mental health and wellbeing of our children. Every year, we’re seeing that mental health challenges among children and young people are reaching unprecedented levels. However, we also know that a simple solution lies within reach — literally right outside our classrooms in the green spaces of school grounds. Scho ..read more

Our CEO, Carley Sefton, reflects on the new beginnings brought by 2023 and looks ahead to the future of climate education. It is very odd writing my end-of-year blog post in 30-degree heat, surrounded by the bustle of COP28. I am here in Dubai to announce that Learning through Landscapes (LtL) is the proud new guardian of the Outdoor Classroom Day campaign. After being involved in the campaign for a decade, we are delighted it has found its home with us. With over 12 million children engaged in Outdoor Classoom Day so far, we are keen to see how it can become a key platform for resources and l ..read more

We’re delighted to announce that Learning through Landscapes are the proud new guardians of Outdoor Classroom Day! Outdoor Classroom Day is a global campaign to celebrate outdoor learning and play. On the day, thousands of schools around the world step outside, showing how easy it is to take learning and play into the outdoor classroom — and how rewarding it is for both pupils and their teachers. As the UK’s leading outdoor learning and play charity, Learning through Landscapes (LtL) has been closely involved with Outdoor Classroom Day since its inception 10 years ago, delivering the campaign ..read more

Learning through Landscapes celebrates the achievements of schools and community groups during the My School, My Planet project in Walsall In October 2023, 300 people including pupils and school staff, community group members, and other contributors gathered together at Goscote Greenacres Community Gardens to celebrate the work of everyone involved in the My School, My Planet (MSMP) project in Walsall. Children and community members brought along decorated flags to represent their school or group, giving the event a festival feel. Everyone enjoyed a picnic-style lunch before getting stuck int ..read more

Discover new resources to help you create Climate Ready School Grounds that double as inspiring environments for outdoor learning and play. In partnership with Architecture & Design Scotland, we have launched a new suite of resources to help schools, designers, and local authorities adapt school grounds to the impacts of climate change. The Climate Ready School Grounds project worked with three schools across Scotland to develop workshops, school grounds surveys, and guidance, focusing on improvements across six technical areas. The resources are designed to help schools create Climate Rea ..read more

Our flagship outdoor learning project, My School, My Planet, is in progress in sixteen schools across the North West of England. Until July 2024, outdoor learning and play charity, Learning through Landscapes, is delivering the My School, My Planet project in schools across the North West of England, particularly in the Liverpool area. My School, My Planet provides important outdoor learning opportunities to children who typically spend the least time in the natural environment. Pupils taking part in the project have a valuable opportunity to make meaningful, environmentally friendly chan ..read more

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