When we asked Amy, who teaches at an outdoor school if there were any cons to learning in the outdoors, she couldn’t think of even one! However, she could name endless pros. Tune in to hear all of them! 

Amy started her teaching career in Japan for a year and then came back home to Canada and has been working for Sturgeon Public Schools since. She has been teaching kindergarten for the past 14 years. A few years back, she read "There's No Such Thing As Bad Weather" by Linda Åkeson McGurkand together with another kindergarten teacher and principal, they made a proposal to their school board to run an outdoor kindergarten program. This is now officially their second year of the program. She has two daughters and three stepdaughters, and you can find them skating, sledding, going for walks, exploring new places, playing games in the backyard, and having fires. On top of that, her family is trying to get 1000 hours outside this year.  

Benefits of Outdoor Learning: 

• Allows for play-based learning  

Sturgeon Heights School: 

• Their school is not a forest school [forest schools have very specific regulations and go through a certification process] 

Kids are naturally curious learners. We don’t need to be worried about if they are learning outside…they are! 

If we as adults lead, they will follow [us outside]! 

Item Recommendations: 

Heated Vest & Travel Hammock 

Book Recommendation: 

There's No Such Thing As Bad Weather by Linda Åkeson McGurk 

Follow Sturgeon Public Schools at: 

IG: @openairkindergarten or @sturgeonheightsschool 

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Today’s Host: @adriannaadventures & @laurenrodycheberle from @kidswhoexplore