"We believe that every young person should experience the world
beyond the classroom as an essential part of learning and personal
development, whatever their age, ability or circumstances. Learning
outside the classroom is about raising achievement through an
organised, powerful approach to learning in which direct experience
is of prime importance."
LOTC Initiative manifesto
In Learning Outside the Primary Classroom, the educationalist
and writer Fred Sedgwick explores in a practical way the many
opportunities for intense learning that children and teachers can
find outside the confines of the usual learning environment, the
classroom.
This original work is based on tried and tested methods from UK
primary schools. The author draws on current concerns in the
educational world regarding outdoor learning as exemplified by the
eight sector Learning Outside the Classroom (LOtC) initiative
(supported by Ofsted), but remains refreshingly independent in
approach.
Using a metaphor of concentric circles Learning Outside the
Primary Classroom starts with a brief opening chapter based in the
classroom itself before moving outwards to explore the learning
possibilities presented by the immediate environs of the school
playgrounds, gym halls, sports fields etc. Later chapters move
beyond the school gates to explore the local shops, parks,
religious centres, libraries and town halls and the myriad learning
opportunities they represent. The final chapters explore the
possibilities of larger scale day trips to major galleries and
museums and more ambitious field trips.
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