Beyond the Nursery – Study Morning with Archfield Nursery

Stronger Practice Hub Event

Making the most of your local community – open study morning with Archfield Nursery

This open study morning will support practitioners who want to enrich children’s learning through safe, engaging local walks in the community. These walks beyond the nursery gates offer children a unique opportunity for exploring, playing and connecting with the wider community and therefore expanding a child’s world.

Here at Archfield, we believe the act of taking children out and simply going for a walk, following their lead, as opposed to rushing to a destination is not only an enjoyable experience for children but also an empowering experience.

This will be an inspiring and practical study day which explores how everyday surroundings can become meaningful learning environments, offering opportunities for children to develop language, confidence, social skills, road safety, physical skills and a deeper connection to their community.

What to expect:

• Sharing experiences with our Outdoor Learning Ambassador Ria and Nursery Director Rebecca
• Take part in a learning walk in the local community
• Explore ideas for using the local community to spark conversations and support babies and children’s wellbeing and learning
• This is for all early years practitioners.

Outline for the day:

09:30am – Welcome and introduction to Archfield House Nursery
Learning Walk in the local community
Reflections – exploring using your local community
Workshop – What does the research evidence tell us? Explore strategies for teaching and modelling language when out and about
Reflections and final thoughts
1:00pm – Finish

Please note there are a number of stairs to be able to access our training room