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Why Outdoor Classrooms

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Outdoor Classrooms enhance learning and fuel imaginations

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Animal Masks using Earth Paints: Circle of Life class 2013

Hands-on outdoor learning boosts physical activity, mental health, brain power and attention

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Felt Beaded Caterpillar and Butterfly Puppet 2013

Learning the life cycle of the butterfly through Nature Art

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Mixing Earth Paints to use with our handmade paint brushes 2013

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Playing and creating using natural items found in nature helps children to understand our deep connection with the natural world and how we are part of nature too.

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Outdoors we can be MESSY, really MESSY!

Gifting a real sense of freedom of expression that an indoor classroom cannot provide

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Adding detail with a smaller paintbrush

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You can do Nature Art ANYWHERE!

I have had the pleasure of teaching nature art in the forest, in school grounds around the world, at the beach, on patios, in urban areas, farms and enchanted gardens, even on a roof top where we found an amazing amount of insects to investigate and little stones to paint.

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Animal masks: The circle of life

Spirits Soar in Outdoor Classrooms

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Clay Owls 2013

Happier, Healthier Children (and Teachers)

There is mounting evidence that nature enhances children’s health, learning and confidence while cutting down on behavioural issues.

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