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Revolutionizing Early Childhood Education Outdoors: A Nordic Inspiration for Scotland

Discover Lesley Riddoch's groundbreaking insights on the importance of early years outdoor education in Scotland. Learn how shifting funding, practices, and school starting age can benefit every child. Explore the Nordic model's success in prioritizing outdoor learning through engaging activities. Challenge the existing norms and embrace a holistic approach to children's development.

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Revolutionizing Early Childhood Education Outdoors: A Nordic Inspiration for Scotland

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  1. Early Years Outdoors Revolution by Lesley Riddoch

  2. Killing with Kindness • Scotland traditionally keeps children indoors to insulate them from all risk – ironically making them more susceptible to danger by exposing them to nothing. • We spend too little on 0-3 – and too much trying to “retrofit” skills onto the casualties of poor childhood learning experiences. • We are part of just 12% of countries sending kids to school at 4-5 years old. • We must shift funding, practice & school starting age to get it right first time round for every child • Why not make Primaries 1 &2 kindergarten? • The Nordic countries show the way…….

  3. These pictures come from Bodo kindergartens in Arctic Norway. Can you imagine Scots kids doing this….

  4. …….or this?

  5. ………..or this?

  6. Could our kids sell honey to finance school trips?

  7. Could anyone even photograph our school-kids making hay?

  8. Would our health and safety culture allow any of this?

  9. The Bratten Activity Centre in Bodo

  10. Bukkespranget , Tromso

  11. Investment in early years makes economic sense • Figure 2: Rates of return to human capital investment 2000 Nobel Laureate Economics, James Heckman

  12. Figure 4: Skills lacking among employees with skill gaps Source: Future Skills Scotland, Employer Survey 2004

  13. Which age group learns these crucial “soft skills” – yet gets least education cash in Scotland ? Yip. 0-3 Source: Alakeson V, Too Much, Too Late: Life chances and spending on education and training, Social Market Foundation 2005

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