EYFS
Outdoor learning in the EYFS is essential for holistic development, offering daily, year-round opportunities for children to boost physical health, mental well-being and cognitive skills.
It promotes risk-management, fosters a deep connection to nature, and supports all seven EYFS areas—particularly the prime areas of physical development, communication and language, and personal, social, and emotional development.
At St Stephen's, during continuous provision times, the pupils have unlimited access to the outdoors. We have an outdoor provision area which is set up daily to allow pupils to develop their knowledge and skills in all areas across the curriculum.
This is supported by opportunities throughout the week to ride balance and pedal bikes, visit and explore the mud kitchen, develop their gardening skills in the school allotment and take part in an outdoor learning focus activity in our 'Welly Wander' area.
