The Lekwungen Land
Let’s Get Outside, Learn, and Play
K-5
Land Acknowledgement
I can take my learners outside to learn from the land.
Session Learning Intentions
I can take my learners outside as an extension of classroom learning.
The purpose of this session is to provide ideas and inspiration for both heading outside as an extension of your classroom learning as well as delving deeper into the possibilities of learning from the land.
Routine outdoor learning is an evidence-based solution to improving social and emotional well-being, focus, and academic achievement. Outdoor learning can also offer remedy to the distancing concerns posed by COVID-19.
Taking a daily walk together as a class is a natural way to build a routine of getting outside with your learners.
The daily walk can gradually be expanded as your learners take notice and ask questions about their observations.
Inquiries will begin to emerge from your time outside together.
Consider these helpful tools for learning outdoors
Whether you are starting out or wanting to enrich your outdoor program,
there are countless resources available to inspire, support and enhance learning outside.
In a break-out group that works best within your context, please explore the ever-expanding
attached.
Find 3 ideas or sparks of inspiration that you are eager to try or ‘make your own.’
Take a closer look...
For Further Thought
Common Concerns and Obstacles Q and A (Link)
We Got This!
Connections to Competencies
We can readily connect outdoor inquiries to the
Take time with your partner or group to connect your new ideas to your grade level Curricular
Competencies and Content.
Photo credit: T. Wardle
Further Connections
Take a moment to familiarize yourself with the revised K-3
Early Learning Framework particularly the
Pathways for Engagement with Others, Materials, and the World (p.75-79).
When you have gathered back together as a whole group, share a takeaway that you discovered in your break-out group.
Getting outside is about
prioritizing health and relationships.
Considerations for Moving Forward...
The COVID 19 pandemic has brought to light the incredible tenacity, resilience and skill of educators across our district.
COVID 19 has also reinforced the profound importance of student and teacher relationships.
So, let’s slow down.
Let’s take time to build these essential connections.
Let’s learn each other’s stories...
The stories of each of our learners.
The stories of our school grounds.
Tillicum School 1960 (Victoria archives)
The story of the land on which we live, we learn and we do our work.
Learning the story of our place fosters belonging, instills respect of times past and compassion for times ahead.
Learning the stories within our school community builds trust, empathy, respect and cultural awareness.
Let’s get outside to connect with each other and our land.
Let’s get outside to learn and play.
I can take my learners outside as an extension of classroom learning.
I can take my learners outside to learn from the land.
Take care of each other and this place.
Thank you for your participation!