Skills for cultivating and sustaining the Outdoor Classroom
Professional Certificate Trainings
Our two Professional Certificate Trainings are designed to increase the base of childhood educators trained in a fundamental understanding of the Outdoor Classroom.
Experience has shown that child care programs are most likely to successfully implement the Outdoor Classroom when there is at least one skilled teacher available to lead implementation activities.
Two comprehensive trainings to meet you at your skill level
We have reimagined our old model of specialist trainings to offer you so much more. We now offer two new integrated professional certificate trainings. Each training will involve of series of six half-day workshops to complete the full course. Choose from an introduction in Foundations of the Outdoor Classroom or deepen your practice with Leadership in the Outdoor Classroom.
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Foundations of The Outdoor Classroom
Philosophy, Practice, and Design
Philosophy
The “why” behind the need for Natural Outdoor spaces, and philosophical foundations for implementation.
Practice
discover best practices for ECE as well as teacher engagement.
Design
gain the functional skills to assess and align play spaces with the Principles of the Natural Outdoor Classroom design principles.
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Leadership in The Outdoor Classroom
Research & Documentation, Communication and Leadership
Research & Documentation
Discover what research reveals about the benefits of learning in the outdoors as well as how-to conduct research in your own space.
Communication
The basic tenet that effective communication is vital to the successful practice of natural outdoor classrooms.
Leadership
Understand the power of one and how important you are as an agent of change in the movement to promote, enhance and sustain the natural outdoor classroom at your site or programs.
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