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“Take Me Outside”: An Early Years, Urban/Rural Environmental Inquiry
Area(s) of Focus: kindergarten
Division(s): Primary
Level(s): Kindergarten
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The goal of our project incorporated outdoor learning as part of our weekly timetables. The outdoors became natural extensions of our classrooms both in the urban and rural settings. Educators fostered deep connections to the natural world.

Keyword(s):
curiosity, environmental education, exploration, inquiry, observation
Student Well-Being in the Early Learning Kindergarten Program
Area(s) of Focus: kindergarten
Division(s): Primary
Level(s): Kindergarten
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We seem to be facing an epidemic of children and adults/parents who are overwhelmed by behaviours resulting in the need for self-regulation (understanding the behaviour, why it is happening and why at this time is it happening).

Keyword(s):
kindergarten program, micro environments, restorative processes, self-regulation, stressors
Taking Social Studies Outdoors
Area(s) of Focus: revised curriculum
Division(s): Junior
Level(s): Grade 4, Grade 5, Grade 6
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Connecting students with the natural world is an essential component in developing the habits of mind necessary to critically examine issues from the past, present, and future.

Keyword(s):
critical thinking, environment, inquiry, nature, stewardship