Outdoor Learning

 

WEAVE has worked in partnership with Warwickshire Early Years and the Warwickshire Forest Schools team to develop the Outdoor Inspirational Learning Space project. The 2-year research phase involved 10 Children's Centres in the development of spaces both on and off-site, and culminated in the publication of celebratory DVD's showcasing the work of the project. WEAVE are now working in partnership with Oxfordshire Early Learning and Childcare at Hill End Centre, to develop exciting approaches to outdorr learning and development.


 

Reflections from a Children's Centre manager:

My name is Ali Irvine and I am acting manager of Claremont Children's Centre and I was invited as one of 5 children's centres to participate in the second OILS project. Being relatively new to the post at Claremont my initial reaction was one of real excitement. As an advocate of the Reggio Emilia approach to childhood and being fortunate to work with staff and artists from WEAVE Recycle at other times through my career I knew this was going to be a very valuable experience for the staff at Claremont Children's Centre and enable us to start to move together in a new direction. I think the WEAVE team have a great ability to facilitate staff to view things in a different way, to challenge their own thoughts and ideas on creativity and to the children's responses and the materials we offer them.