Learning beyond the classroom

Learning beyond the classroom

Outdoor learning is an integral part of the Longlands EYFS curriculum. It is planned with the same intent and ambition as indoor learning, giving children space to move, investigate, collaborate, solve problems and encounter the natural world first-hand.

Forest School and Wild Woods

• Observe seasonal and environmental change.
• Use natural materials creatively.
• Develop physical confidence and coordination.
• Solve problems and work with others.
• Take carefully managed risks and learn how to keep safe.
• Build vocabulary through first-hand experience.
• Reflect, tell stories and develop imagination.

Social farm and allotment

• Care for animals and notice their needs.
• Plant, tend, harvest and prepare produce.
• Understand growth, change and life cycles.
• Learn where food comes from.
• Develop responsibility, empathy and confidence.
• Apply early mathematics, science and language in authentic contexts.