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Return to roots: How the pandemic shaped outdoor play
24 May 2021
Children had been spending less and less time outdoors before the coronavirus pandemic…
Read more »Outdoor play is key to reopening and recovery
2 July 2020
Getting children back in school doesn’t have to mean a rush into the…
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Scotland’s Outdoor Play & Learning Coalition Position Statement
pdf (351.84 KB)All children and young people have the right to play and the right to learn as enshrined in the UN…
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Outdoor play gets funding boost. The Herald
3 June 2019
The growth in outdoor nurseries has been hailed as a hugely beneficial step in getting children away from computer and…
Read more »Study finds children’s screen time has replaced outdoor play
21 March 2019
A report by the Association of Play Industries (API) reveals that children have never moved so little and points to substantial…
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Project Dirt Survey Outdoor Play and Learning
pdf (679.32 KB)The impact of outdoor learning and playtime at school – and beyond. This is a summary of the survey findings conducted…
Read more »Scotland’s Outdoor Play-based Learning Coalition Position Statement
24 October 2018
“In outdoor settings you can see that children getting out to play everyday is vital for them developing healthy lifeskills…
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Scotland’s Outdoor Play and Learning Coalition Position Statement
pdf (151.12 KB)Beyond the commitment of the signatories, this statement is intended to give support and encouragement to those already involved in…
Read more »The importance of outdoor play for young children’s healthy development
19 June 2018
Changes in current societies are affecting childhood experiences. Time for outdoor play is diminishing, contributing to more sedentary lifestyles, disconnected…
Read more »Edinburgh kids to reclaim streets for outdoor play
15 May 2018
Residential streets could be closed to traffic to encourage children to play outdoors following a successful pilot. The Edinburgh Playing…
Read more »Limiting children’s screen time to maximize outdoor play
3 April 2018
Governments and education leaders must work better together to steer children away from the potentially damaging effects of excessive online…
Read more »Limiting children’s screen time to maximize outdoor play
20 March 2018
Governments and education leaders must work better together to steer children away from the potentially damaging effects of excessive online…
Read more »Outdoor play boosts children’s performance in class, says new study
12 October 2017
A new study from Norway has found clear associations between the extent of children’s outdoor play and their ability to…
Read more »4 myths debunked about outdoor play and children’s health
13 January 2017
Enough with the old wives’ tales that have kept kids indoors long enough! It’s time to fight back with facts….
Read more »THE UNSAFE CHILD: Less Outdoor Play is Causing More Harm than Good
13 May 2016
The third grade classroom that was visiting our nature center for the day consisted of mostly boys–rowdy, loud and rambunctious…
Read more »Attitude shift needed to encourage outdoor play
15 March 2016
Outdoor nurseries are giving children better learning outcomes, according to new Care Inspectorate figures. The regulatory body has launched a…
Read more »Attitude shift needed to encourage outdoor play
14 March 2016
Outdoor nurseries are giving children better learning outcomes, according to new Care Inspectorate figures. The regulatory body has launched a…
Read more »Outdoor play ‘good for the eyes’
16 September 2015
Getting children to play outside for 40 minutes a day could be a way to curb growing rates of short-sightedness,…
Read more »Study Compares Active Video Gaming to Unstructured Outdoor Play
12 June 2015
The increasing use of video games is often blamed for children’s lack of interest in physical activity, but a UT…
Read more »THE UNSAFE CHILD: Less Outdoor Play is Causing More Harm than Good
3 June 2015
The third grade classroom that was visiting our nature center for the day consisted of mostly boys–rowdy, loud and rambunctious…
Read more »THE UNSAFE CHILD: Less Outdoor Play is Causing More Harm than Good
12 May 2015
The third grade classroom that was visiting our nature center for the day consisted of mostly boys–rowdy, loud and rambunctious…
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Discover the power of outdoor play and learn why it is so important for our children’s health and wellbeing. Suitable…