Outdoor learning builds curiosity and resilience...


utdoor learning plays a vital part of the development of younger pupils at Lichfield Cathedral School. “In past generations, children benefited from exploring the world and playing outside and, as adults, we look back fondly on these early experiences,” explained Joanna Churton, Head of Junior Years. “Outdoor learning is as important to us as work completed in a classroom.”


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“Learning and playing outdoors enables children to develop healthy and active lifestyles, builds confidence and supports children who best learn though activity or movement. The location of the Junior Years in Longdon means that pupils can spend time outside in a safe and secure environment that has been designed to stimulate curiosity and encourage creativity.”


Alison Stevens, leader of Early Years, agrees: “Children learn how to co-operate, share resources and take turns. From their point of view, they are simply enjoying the opportunity to play; however, we can see that they are developing negotiation and problem-solving skills, experimenting with their own ideas and theories, and learning how to be independent.”


”Children need opportunities for sustained outdoor play,” continued Joanna Churton, “and we have built this into our curriculum and in our Forest School programme in such a way that children at Lichfield Cathedral School can learn just as much by doing and discovering, as they can by reading and writing.”


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