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Woods and Waves Outdoor Learning
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    • Home
    • Our Approach
      • The Team - now hiring
      • Mission and Ethos
      • FAQs
      • Testimonials
      • Further reading
    • Registration
      • May 2025 Registration
      • 2025-26 Registration
      • Fees and Hours
      • Waitlist
    • Camps
    • Gallery
  • Home
  • Our Approach
    • The Team - now hiring
    • Mission and Ethos
    • FAQs
    • Testimonials
    • Further reading
  • Registration
    • May 2025 Registration
    • 2025-26 Registration
    • Fees and Hours
    • Waitlist
  • Camps
  • Gallery

Further reading on our approach

Outdoor Education / Play


UBC education expert says kids benefit from learning outdoor


Why kids shouldn’t be forced to sit at desks 


The Perks of a Play-in-the-Mud Educational Philosophy


Why our children need to get outside and engage with nature


How outdoor play inspires independent learning for early years 


Outdoor learning 'boosts children's development’


Evidence that outdoor time may help prevent nearsightedness


The Power of Outdoor Play



Play


Children should learn through play until age of eight, says Lego


When play is more important than studying


The Joyful, Illiterate Kindergartners of Finland 


Harvard’s research on play


“The Power of Free Play" (Scroll down to the middle article)



Risky Play


Why risk is essential to childhood – as are scrapes, grazes, falls and panic


Why kids need the adventure of 'risky' play


Why kids need risk, fear and excitement in play



Inquiry learning 


A good introduction to inquiry learning, also known as interest based, or project based learning.

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