On Wednesday we were fortunate to have Stephanie from OPAL (Outdoor Play and Learning) present to our community about the benefits of having the OPAL program at Clairlea.
We learned the benefits of free, unstructured, creative play and the many uses of something as simple as a spatula if we let our creativity in!
Further reading:
Canadian Public Health Association:
The Play Infographics are a great summary of a lot of the benefits of outdoor free play.
There is also general info about their Unstructured Play project, a toolkit and some FAQs which are handy
Outsideplay.ca
An online tool to help parents and caregivers gain the confidence to
allow their kids to engage in more outdoor play
This is not a spatula, it is a ________ (guitar, magic wand, shovel.....)
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