Teach Middle East Magazine May-June 2018 Issue 5 Volume 5 | Page 23

Sharing Good Practice Involving staff and students in the planning and management of residential trips ensures their learning potential is maximised. Day visits to local places of interest can provide context for learning along with a range of new experiences to draw on, back in the classroom Kindergarten at Oasis School, Cairo: the children worked together and with teachers to create their own outdoor camp, where they then spent the day enjoying a range of activities Training and support for staff is vital to build understanding, skills and confidence to embed outdoor learning in the life of the school. Anita is a Director of the outdoor learning consultancy Maximising Learning. She has spent the last 25 years teaching ‘Outside the Classroom’, and works with schools to help them explore and develop opportunities for outdoor learning, embedding these in their curricula. Class Time | | May - Jun 2018 | 21