2016 Overview
THE BIG NUMBERS 51 COUNTRIES | 3,354 SCHOOLS | 481,261 CHILDREN
FROM CANADA TO KAZAKHSTAN, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES TO NEPAL,
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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
246,814 48,428 67,123 13,181 18,758 8,857 3,353 1,417 3,702 433 1,286 1,060 716 139 657 255 449 270
Country United Arab Emirates India China Indonesia Slovenia Germany Switzerland Malta Bosnia & Herzegovina South Africa Pakistan Antigua Kenya Slovakia Brunei Trinidad & Tobago Hong Kong Belgium
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Schools 4 4 4 4 4 4 3 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 1
Children 2,625 1,566 1,430 490 271 78 443 59 54 53 540 177 94 87 48 27 360 250
Country Lithuania Austria Fiji The Netherlands Nepal Tunisia Nigeria Sweden Malaysia Denmark Argentina Belize Cocos Islands Kazakhstan Chile
Schools 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Children 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 investigate 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 “Oriendation games and planting in the yard of school.” – Greece “Leaf crown leaf treading. Make a pile and jumping.” - Turkey “It is the first time but it seems a fantastic idea!” – Spain
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“Kids participate planting seeds and knew parts of flowers and how to grew it with fun” – Saudi Arabia “Geographical investigation of coastal processes and landforms at Berakas Beach” – Brunei “A range of activities will be available for children and parents to participate 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 routines (butterflies, 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
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“Arrange Skype with other country schools students about out door class room day “ – Pakistan “планируем” - Kazakhstan “take students outside to learn about bugs and the importance they have in nature” – Chile “To have outdoor sporting activities” – 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 letters.” 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 “Walk” - Italy
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SOUTH AFRICA
SCHOOLS ENCOURAGING OTHER SCHOOLS IN THEIR COUNTRY TO GET INVOLVED…
WE SAW SOME AMAZING ACTIVITIES OBSERVING NATURE
THE BIGGEST CARROT EVER!
NATUREINSPIRED DESIGN
WE SAW SOME AMAZING ACTIVITIES CANADA SHOWING OFF!
WE SAW SOME AMAZING ACTIVITIES FOR MANY, IT WAS ABOUT CELEBRATING NATURE
WE SAW SOME AMAZING ACTIVITIES
OTHERS SHOWED THAT YOU DON’T NEED A ‘SAFE’ FENCED PLAYGROUND TO GET INVOLVED!
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WHAT NEXT?
Outdoor Classroom Day 2017! Thursday 18th May