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Welcome to Teaching in the Dirt: Designing Outdoor Classrooms 3
A Welcome Message For You
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Online Classroom 01 minLecture1.1
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Welcome Center 30 minLecture1.2
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How this Master Class Works 30 minLecture1.3
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Module 1: Getting Started 5
Getting Started
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1-0 Welcome to Module One: Getting Started 01 minLecture2.1
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1-1: Understanding Your Purpose 01 minLecture2.2
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1-2: Six Foundation Projects 01 minLecture2.3
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1-3: Gain Clarity with Five Lessons 01 minLecture2.4
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Seeds of Inspiration: Christ Church Parish Day School Interview 01 minLecture2.5
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Module 2: Design Options 5
Design Options
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2-0: Welcome to Module 2 01 minLecture3.1
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2-1: Ten Basic Garden Design Elements 01 minLecture3.2
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2-2: Theme Gardens as Learning Stations 01 minLecture3.3
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Seeds of Inspiration: First Parish Day School Outdoor Classroom Case Tour 01 minLecture3.4
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2-3: Turn Challenges into Possibilities 01 minLecture3.5
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Module 3: Sustainability 7
Sustainability
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3-0: Welcome to Module Three 01 minLecture4.1
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3-1: Behind the Scenes 01 minLecture4.2
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Seeds of Inspiration: Chenery Middle School Interview with Phyl Solomon 01 minLecture4.3
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3-2: Create a Master Plan 01 minLecture4.4
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Seeds of Inspiration: Chenery Middle School Courtyard Garden Tour 01 minLecture4.5
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3-3: Certify Your Wildlife Habitat 01 minLecture4.6
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3-4: CONGRATULATIONS! What next?Lecture4.7
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14 Comments
This has my creative juices flowing!! In this time of pandemic, when safety concerns are paramount, trying to figure out how to incorporate a morning drop off where the children are together but separate will be a challenge, but I think we can figure it out. I wish we could have seen their space-it sounded awesome!
Thrilled that you are finding “seeds of inspiration.” I am sure you will find creative ways outdoors to manage all the social distancing guidelines. Teachers are the most innovative of us all! 🙂
I love the idea of an outdoor drop-off! Then the parents and children don’t have to enter the building under these currents circumstances. I also feel that those children with separation anxiety will have an easier time, as being outside is so exciting and stimulating. Such a wonderful way to start anyones day!
YES!!! I love this idea too! Glad you are inspired by it.
The video was hard to hear. My take-away…it was calming for the students to start their day outside instead of in the classroom. They students were more grounded in the classroom after having playtime and fresh air. I’m wondering if I’ll be allowed to try that. Perhaps have a meeting place for my class after the school-wide breakfast? I saw on Pinterest a teacher had rocks with each of the students names and they used that to check in for the morning. I could have a place in the outdoor classroom for students to do that and submit the lunch count from outside. I think they’d get a kick out of that!
Wonderful!!
I live in a region that rarely sees snow, but if we ever do get snow I am going to suggest spray bottles with water colors! That is a fantastic idea!
Keep the idea in your tool box of tricks–as these days, you never know what could happen. 🙂
I love how you guys talked about what to do when we have bad weather ! The outdoor drop off sounds really fun but I keep thinking about our weather here (often -15 Celsius or colder from December to March) and it is making me nervous as I don’t like the cold but it’s like they said, there’s no bad weather, just bad clothing ! This video also inspired me to keep moving away from plastic and to bring even more natural object in my classroom (rocks, sticks, shells…) Finally, I was trying to think of a way to keep our outdoor classroom open in the winter with all the snow we usually get and I thought why not bring the kids outside and make them shovel and clean our space as part of their physical education class haha ! This course is really helping me to think outside the box 🙂
Thrilled that you have been inspired to think outside of the box. Thinking both how to tweak your indoor space and how to use your outdoor space in the cold of Canada winters!
Outdoor play spaces initiates play with purpose .Michelle Morse ,East Bridgewater
YES!
Our educators have started visiting other preschools who offer more natural elements in design and materials. They have found them more calming and more inspirational. It was interesting to see the evolution in their thinking through the experience of seeing it for themselves. Every idea is a good idea, some to be tucked away for future use and some to be put into practice immediately. I love how much these educators talk about the children, not their own ideas or plans, but what the children do and how they react and act in this natural environment.
Brilliant! Visiting other programs and observation is a beautiful way for teachers to learn.