Outdoor learning is being increasingly recognised as playing an integral role in holistic child development. Benefits include improved:
- physical and motors skills
- language and communication skills
- social skills, including team work
- knowledge and understanding of the environment
- self-esteem and self-confidence
- motivation and concentration
At Broughton Gifford Preschool, some of the hard skills that children gain are an improved knowledge of the natural world, an understanding of risk and we very much focus on soft skills such as co-operation, sharing, empathy and the development of emotional language.
