Practical ideas teachers can do with their class outdoors
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The purpose of my paper was to research practical ideas associated with outdoor learning to inspire and enable all teachers to easily take their classes outside to participate in meaningful outdoor activities. I wanted the resources that I compile to be accessible to all teachers and not for a few. Through my research, I engaged with the recent School District 71 survey on Environmental Outdoor Learning where 210 teachers from our district provided their thoughts on 22 questions regarding Environmental Outdoor Learning. My research was threefold: first, I did synthesized information from the survey and from my own discussions with colleagues to collect ideas about outdoor learning. Second, I completed my own research on philosophical and practical readings from literature on outdoor learning. Third, I explored my own personal experiences as an outdoor environmental teacher in the Comox Valley and try to mine and organize these experiences in practical ways. The product of my work is a resource that will help teachers within Comox Valley SD#71 utilize the outdoors more in their teaching.