EHG Supporting Outdoor Education

Participants will have access to ideas and designs to use different outdoor spaces to teach and to learn the necessary features to build a productive outdoor class; including space development, safety considerations, and student needs. Earth Heart Growers experienced outdoor educators will guide you through an interactive training on how to manage a class in an outdoor space, guide and support the environemtnal preparation and set up of an outdoor classrroom.

Participants will receive and ourdoors garden curriculum, design ideas and building guidance and support.

Training Content

1. Introduction to Outdoor Classrooms

2. Why it is important: from Montessori, Waldorf, to European Forest Schools and Beyond Outdoor Health: What the current science says about outdoor interaction in the age of COVID-19

 3. Outdoor Classroom Basics

- Weather Considerations 

- Seating Considerations 

- Additional material items 

- Safety Needs

 4. Outdoor Classroom

 - Environmental Preparation : Outdoor classroom consultstion. (*Building option - TBD)  

- Using the outddor spaces: Play fields, tracks, play place structures Gardens forests, ponds, and open fields outdoor kitchen.

 Classroom Management

- Support and needs for success 

- Teacher training and students expectations

 5. Curriculum Integration

 EHG curriculum overview Interactive practice and role play

 6. Curated Program Development

-  Discussion and brainstorming 

- Outdoor space needs assessment 

Conceptual design Curated outdoor checklist 

7. Garden Incorporation 

- Small and Large garden designs (Prices may vary depending of size of garden) 

(Garden curriculum includes SC DSS hours in curriculum)