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Love Outdoor Play - http://loveoutdoorplay.net/
Love Outdoor Play is led by Play England and supported by the Free Time Consortium,
a growing collective of local and specialist organisations working together to increase freedom to play.
Current Consortium members are: Birmingham PlayCare Network, Children's Links, Children's Scrapstore, Enfield Children and Young Persons' Services, Hackney Play Association, Haringey Play Association, Hillingdon Play Association, Islington Play Association, KIDS, Lambeth Play Association, London Play, Manchester Young Lives, Milton Keynes Play Association, Nature Workshops, Outdoor Play and Learning (OPAL),Oxfordshire Play Association, Parkour UK, Participation Works, Play Association Tower Hamlets, Play England, Play Gloucestershire, Play Torbay,Playing Out, Playworks, Playwork Partnerships, Plymouth Play Association, Sefton Play Council, Shiremoor Adventure Playground Trust (North Tyneside Council), SkillsActive, Wansdyke Play Association, and Yorkshire Play.
a growing collective of local and specialist organisations working together to increase freedom to play.
Current Consortium members are: Birmingham PlayCare Network, Children's Links, Children's Scrapstore, Enfield Children and Young Persons' Services, Hackney Play Association, Haringey Play Association, Hillingdon Play Association, Islington Play Association, KIDS, Lambeth Play Association, London Play, Manchester Young Lives, Milton Keynes Play Association, Nature Workshops, Outdoor Play and Learning (OPAL),Oxfordshire Play Association, Parkour UK, Participation Works, Play Association Tower Hamlets, Play England, Play Gloucestershire, Play Torbay,Playing Out, Playworks, Playwork Partnerships, Plymouth Play Association, Sefton Play Council, Shiremoor Adventure Playground Trust (North Tyneside Council), SkillsActive, Wansdyke Play Association, and Yorkshire Play.
Nature Nurture - http://naturenurture.org.uk/
Nature Nurture is the first early intervention programme in the UK that tackles vulnerability and promotes resilience by combining free play and nurturing interactions in natural environments.
Nature Nurture runs programmes for groups of 10 children or young people, comprising 20 sessions. Weekly term time sessions are half day, whilst in school holidays there are whole day sessions for five consecutive days. Sessions take place outdoors in natural environments where children and young people can play, challenge themselves, socialise, explore and create freely with the attuned support of specially trained staff.
Nature Nurture runs programmes for groups of 10 children or young people, comprising 20 sessions. Weekly term time sessions are half day, whilst in school holidays there are whole day sessions for five consecutive days. Sessions take place outdoors in natural environments where children and young people can play, challenge themselves, socialise, explore and create freely with the attuned support of specially trained staff.
Sharing Nature - http://www.sharingnature.com/index.php
When Joseph Cornell’s first book, Sharing Nature with Children was published in 1979, it was greeted with universal acclaim. Renowned conservationist Sir Peter Scott said, “I found Sharing Nature with Children a most original and imaginative concept in a field which is vital for the welfare of the planet.” J. Baldwin, editor of Whole Earth Review, wrote, “This is absolutely the best awareness-of-nature book I’ve ever seen. Sharing Nature with Children has become justly famous because it works.”
Woodland Trust - Nature Detectives - http://www.naturedetectives.org.uk
The Woodland Trust's website for children, families and schools with over 1,000 free activities, games and downloads.
A brilliant way to get youngsters outdoors and to inspire them about nature and trees.
A brilliant way to get youngsters outdoors and to inspire them about nature and trees.
National Environment Education Foundation - http://www.neefusa.org/health/children_nature.htm
NEEF’s Children and Nature Initiative addresses two important issues—preventing serious health conditions like obesity and diabetes and connecting children to nature. Research indicates that unstructured outdoor activities may improve children’s health by increasing physical activity, reducing stress, and serving as a support mechanism for attention disorders. Learn more.
The Children and Nature Initiative educates pediatric health care providers about prescribing outdoor activities to children. The program also connects health care providers with local nature sites, so that they can refer families to safe and easily accessible outdoor areas.
The Children and Nature Initiative educates pediatric health care providers about prescribing outdoor activities to children. The program also connects health care providers with local nature sites, so that they can refer families to safe and easily accessible outdoor areas.
Jan White Natural Play - http://janwhitenaturalplay.wordpress.com/
Jan White's resource-rich site on natural play.
