{"id":19,"date":"2020-09-07T13:38:00","date_gmt":"2020-09-07T20:38:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sd41blogs.ca\/armstrong-primaryoutdoorlearning\/?page_id=19"},"modified":"2020-09-07T13:58:21","modified_gmt":"2020-09-07T20:58:21","slug":"the-research","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sd41blogs.ca\/armstrong-primaryoutdoorlearning\/the-research\/","title":{"rendered":"The Research"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">There is countless research that outlines the benefits of outdoor learning in children. If you are interested, we recommend reading \u201cBalanced and Barefoot\u201d written by Occupational Therapist, Angela Hanscom.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-57 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/sd41blogs.ca\/armstrong-primaryoutdoorlearning\/files\/2020\/09\/71BWJVWbffL-200x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"152\" height=\"228\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sd41blogs.ca\/armstrong-primaryoutdoorlearning\/files\/2020\/09\/71BWJVWbffL-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/sd41blogs.ca\/armstrong-primaryoutdoorlearning\/files\/2020\/09\/71BWJVWbffL.jpg 320w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 152px) 100vw, 152px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">She discusses benefits of outdoor learning that include some of the following;<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Inclusive teaching and an equity of learning\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Enhanced personal and social communication skills (e.g. making friends, sharing, collaborating, listening &amp; speaking, taking turns)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Positive influence on mental health (e.g. developing an ability to self-regulate, identify emotions)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Developing reflective and inquisitive thinking<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Developing an ability to solve problems in real life situations<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Increased physical health (practicing gross and fine motor skills, moving around)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Developing a greater connection to the environment and land in which we learn on (e.g. identifying plants, animals, wildlife in our area)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Developing one\u2019s senses\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Taking risks and developing resilience\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-60\" src=\"http:\/\/sd41blogs.ca\/armstrong-primaryoutdoorlearning\/files\/2020\/09\/people-1357850_960_720_1-1-300x162.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"389\" height=\"210\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sd41blogs.ca\/armstrong-primaryoutdoorlearning\/files\/2020\/09\/people-1357850_960_720_1-1-300x162.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sd41blogs.ca\/armstrong-primaryoutdoorlearning\/files\/2020\/09\/people-1357850_960_720_1-1.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 389px) 100vw, 389px\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>There is countless research that outlines the benefits of outdoor learning in children. If you are interested, we recommend reading \u201cBalanced and Barefoot\u201d written by Occupational Therapist, Angela Hanscom.\u00a0 She discusses benefits of outdoor learning that include some of the following; Inclusive teaching and an equity of learning\u00a0 Enhanced personal and social communication skills (e.g. &hellip; <a class=\"read-excerpt\" href=\"https:\/\/sd41blogs.ca\/armstrong-primaryoutdoorlearning\/the-research\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&raquo;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6687,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-19","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sd41blogs.ca\/armstrong-primaryoutdoorlearning\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/19","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sd41blogs.ca\/armstrong-primaryoutdoorlearning\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sd41blogs.ca\/armstrong-primaryoutdoorlearning\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sd41blogs.ca\/armstrong-primaryoutdoorlearning\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6687"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sd41blogs.ca\/armstrong-primaryoutdoorlearning\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=19"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/sd41blogs.ca\/armstrong-primaryoutdoorlearning\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/19\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":88,"href":"https:\/\/sd41blogs.ca\/armstrong-primaryoutdoorlearning\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/19\/revisions\/88"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sd41blogs.ca\/armstrong-primaryoutdoorlearning\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=19"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}