Welcome to Level 2 Curriculum Based Outdoor Learning
By taking part in this course you will develop an understanding of the benefits and risks of using the outdoors as a learning environment, looking at the background and context of modern outdoor learning.
You’ll learn how to take an holistic approach to implementing Outdoor Learning at your setting, and how to get everyone ‘on board’ with your plans.
You will plan and deliver seasonal Curriculum Based Outdoor Learning sessions by:
- Building specific skills and confidence in a range of curriculum areas
- Learning how to develop and enhance skills and confidence within your school grounds or local environment
- Knowing how to sustainably manage and improve your outdoor learning environment
- Looking at ecological structures in the natural environment and identifying species in your own local natural environment
- Looking at the wider context and history of learning outside the classroom
- Making plans to use your local natural and built environment in curriculum delivery
Example Curriculum
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Unit 1 - Deliver Curriculum Based Outdoor Learning
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- 1.1 Participate in outdoor learning activities
- 1.2 Reflect on the personal experiences in 1.1
- 2.1 Map curricular areas to a range of outdoor learning activities
- 2.2 Describe the benefits of outdoor learning
- 2.3 Describe how the outdoor spaces could be improved for learning in own setting
- 3.1 Define the terms hazard, risk and risk-benefit
- 3.2 Complete risk/benefit assessments for Curriculum-Based Outdoor Learning sessions
- 3.3 Carry out pre-session checks for Curriculum-Based Outdoor Learning sessions.
- 4.1 Plan Curriculum-Based Outdoor Learning sessions
- 4.2 Prepare for and deliver curriculum based outdoor learning
- 5.1 Reflect on own development following the Curriculum-Based Outdoor Learning training
Unit 2 - Sustainable Use and Management of Natural Resources
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- 1.1 Give examples of ways biodiversity contributes to eco-system health
- 1.2 Describe the ecological function and structure of an ecosystem
- 1.3 Describe a typical food chain for the ecosystem identified in 1.2
- 1.4 Explain the threats to the ecosystem in 1.2
- 1.5 Identify a range of fauna and flora/fungi species, from own site or local area
- 1.6 Give examples of ways eco-system wellbeing supports the wellbeing of people.
- 2.1 Describe the potential impacts of outdoor activities on the natural environment and 2.3 Describe two methods that could be used to maintain own outdoor area and have a positive impact on the natural environment
- 2.2 Outline how to reduce the negative impacts on the natural environment of the activities in 2.1
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