This event is part of the International School Grounds Alliance (ISGA) Conference.

We are privileged to be hosting the International School Grounds Alliance (ISGA) conference online from Monday 7 – Friday 11 February 2022, in partnership with ISGA and Living Classrooms.

Postponed from 2020, this year’s long-awaited ISGA conference will bring together the best in outdoor learning and play in school grounds and beyond. It’s ideal for educators, teachers and design professionals eager to expand their understanding of outdoor learning.

Wednesday 9 February will see experts from around the world discuss outdoor learning and play for early years. Eager to attend more days? Consider buying our full week ticket.

See the full programme for Day 3 below:

7am – 7.45am: Morning Discussion about Design

9am – 10am: Auchlone Nature Kindergarten – virtual tour and discussion

Dr Claire Warden, founder of Living Classrooms, will take us on a tour of Auchlone Nature Kindergarten, a pioneer outdoor kindergarten in Perthshire, Scotland. We will see how the nursery operates both practically and in pedagogy.

10am – 11am: A Practitioner’s View of Bringing Outdoor Pre-School to the Mainstream Parent

Kenny Forsythe from Stramash Social Enterprise, Scotland, will explore how we can demystify outdoor learning and using landscapes for the mainstream parent, allowing more children to access outdoor learning nationally.

11am – 12pm: The Wonder of Woodwork

Pete Woodhouse from Irresistible Learning, UK, explores the rich learning and development benefits that come from establishing woodwork provision for early years, how to set up an area, health and safety considerations and more.

12pm – 1pm: Training, Inspiring, Protecting – Early Years Practice and Space in Malta

Learning through Landscapes’ Ruth Staples-Rolfe and Jane Mackenzie will share insights from the Erasmus+ funded Training, Inspiring, Protecting programme, which is delivering early years outdoor learning training on an international level.

2pm – 3pm: Any ‘kinder garden’ can embrace nature for children’s, adults’ and planet Earth’s sake

Josefina Prieto of Naturalizar at Fundación Ilumina, Chile, will share hopeful and inspirational lessons learned from her practice, encouraging us all to bring nature back to our settings for the sake of children, teachers and the planet.

3pm – 4pm: Journeying with the natural world – nature-centric models and therapeutic connection

Marina Robb, from Circle of Life Rediscovery CIC and The Outdoor Teacher, will introduce the ‘nature-centric’ models that lie between nature-based programmes for all ages, discussing the basic elements that offer therapeutic connection.

4pm – 5pm: Early Years Q&A

A panel discussion led by Dr Claire Warden.

6pm – 7pm: Evening discussion

See the full programme for the week on the Learning through Landscapes website.