Learning through Landscapes

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Learning through Landscapes

• The national school grounds charity
• Set up in 1990 after a research project
• Focus on the use, design and management of school
  grounds
• Through research, membership, training,
  publications and programmes
• Supporting both schools and those who work in and
  with them

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The relevance of school grounds in getting
children active

• For some children the school grounds are the only
  safe place outdoors that they have regular access
  to
• Children can spend 25 of their day in the school
  grounds

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The relevance of school grounds in getting
children active

• PE particularly sport
• Playtime
• National School Initiatives
• LTL initiatives

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PE particularly sport

• Traditionally school grounds have been
  designed for sport

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Playtime

• These traditional sports can also dominate
  playtime preventing others from being active

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Designing for activity in school grounds

• The design of school grounds therefore needs to
  cater for a wide range of activities
• The following images show examples of how schools
  use their grounds to promote active learning and
  play for all

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Widening PE activities outside

• Outdoor and adventurous activities

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Widening PE activities outside

• Taking dance outside

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Playtime

• Small play equipment

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Playtime

• Small play equipment

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Playtime

• Playground markings

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Playtime

• Large Play equipment

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Playtime

• Creating spaces with natural materials

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Playtime

• Creating spaces that can be changed

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Playtime

• Creating spaces that can be changed

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Playtime

• Creating spaces for different types of play

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Playtime

• Creating places for all to be active

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After school initiatives

• After school clubs
• Community use of school sites
• Sports clubs
• Uniformed organisations
• Fun-runs
• Informal use
• Unauthorised use

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Different types of activity

• Gardening

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National School Initiatives

• Healthy Schools
• Active Schools
• Tops Sport
• Zoneparc
• Space for Sports Arts (2000-02)
• NOF PE and Sport in Schools
• Active Playgrounds

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LTL Initiatives

• Grounds for Improvement
• Get Moving
• Health 4 Schools
• Fit for Fun award scheme
• National School Grounds week 2000
• Publications and membership materials

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Designing with children

• Expertise
• Asking what they would like to be able to do
• Real decision-making
• Curriculum linked
• Working with adults
• Ideas actually making a difference