2016 Overview
THE BIG NUMBERS 51 COUNTRIES | 3,354 SCHOOLS | 481,261 CHILDREN
FROM CANADA TO KAZAKHSTAN, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES TO NEPAL, AND MANY MORE…
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WHERE IN THE WORLD?
WHERE IN THE WORLD? Country
UK & Ireland Portugal Spain Canada Brazil USA Finland Croatia Australia France Czech republic Latvia Romania Italy Turkey Poland Saudi Arabia Greece
Schools
1,578 550 217 199 138 93 84 47 24 18 13 10 9 9 8 6 5 5
Children Country 246,814 United Arab Emirates 48,428 India 67,123 China 13,181 Indonesia 18,758 Slovenia 8,857 Germany 3,353 Switzerland 1,417 Malta 3,702 Bosnia & Herzegovina 433 South Africa 1,286 Pakistan 1,060 Antigua 716 Kenya 139 Slovakia 657 Brunei 255 Trinidad & Tobago 449 Hong Kong 270 Belgium
Schools 4 4 4 4 4 4 3 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 1
Children Country 2,625 Lithuania 1,566 Austria 1,430 Fiji 490 The Netherlands 271 Nepal 78 Tunisia 443 Nigeria 59 Sweden 54 Malaysia 53 Denmark 540 Argentina 177 Belize 94 Cocos Islands 87 Kazakhstan 48 Chile 27 360 250
51 countries!!!
Schools
Children
1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
150 100 84 60 60 40 40 30 30 28 27 23 20 19 17
PLANS… “Taking pictures at the hands and feet to share on social networks and school page” -‐ Portugal “We play and inves.gate on the street” – Spain “Scavenger hunt to find signs of Autumn” – Ireland “Une marche en plein air à la découverte de notre belle campagne!” -‐ France “OriendaGon games and planGng in the yard of school.” – Greece “Walk” -‐ Italy “Leaf crown leaf treading. Make a pile and jumping.” -‐ Turkey “It is the first Gme but it seems a fantasGc idea!” – Spain “Planning is s.ll underway, but be sure to come up with something cool :)” Finland 5
“Kids par.cipate plan.ng seeds and knew parts of flowers and how to grew it with fun” – Saudi Arabia “Geographical invesGgaGon of coastal processes and landforms at Berakas Beach” – Brunei “a range of acGviGes will be available for children and parents to parGcipate in such as weaving, art, story telling, exploring colour in nature” – China “Learning about other animals that we normally assume don't exist as we go about our daily rouGnes (buVerflies, ants, beetles, worms etc)” -‐ Kenya “Teach as many different classes outside as possible throughout the day” – UAE “Outdoor reading games and a picnic.” – South Africa “arrange Skype with other country schools students about out door class room day “ – Pakistan “планируем” -‐ Kazakhstan
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“take students outside to learn about bugs and the importance they have in nature” – Chile “To have outdoor sporGng acGviGes” – Fiji “Beauty in our world' photo taking “ – Canada “We will read the book Minnesota's Hidden Alphabet as a whole group and then in pairs take the iPads outside to capture nature that looks like alphabet leVers.” USA “Paint the wall with water” – Trinidad “Focused workshops in three areas: body and movement, playfulness and art and culture” – Brazil “Play the games of our grandparents” – Brazil
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BUILDING HYPE BEFORE THE DAY…
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WITH WORD OF MOUTH, IT WENT GLOBAL Scotland
Dubai
USA (Lots!!)
Ghana
Malta
Canada
Singapore
South Africa
SCHOOLS ENCOURAGING OTHER SCHOOLS IN THEIR COUNTRY TO GET INVOLVED...
WE SAW SOME AMAZING ACTIVITIES BUILDING A WOOD OVEN
THE BIGGEST CARROT, EVER
THIS IS SERIOUS DIRT
WE SAW SOME AMAZING ACTIVITIES CANADA SHOWING OFF
WE SAW SOME AMAZING ACTIVITIES FOR MANY IT WAS ABOUT CELEBRATING NATURE
… OTHERS SHOWED YOU DON’T NEED A ‘SAFE’ FENCED PLAYGROUND TO GET INVOLVED
AND THE ONE WE ARE MOST JEALOUS OF! NINGALOO OUTLOOK - AUSTRALIA
ENDORSEMENT FROM HIGH-PROFILE SUPPORTERS
OUR PARTNERS
AND THE HIGHLIGHT OF THE DAY
THANK YOU Browse “Get Inspired” in the outdoorclassroomday.com website for more inspiration
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Outdoor Classroom Day 18th May 2017