Blog Post

Outdoor Learning Day at H.S. Paul School

June 10, 2023
By: Kathy Klenk

The Kindergarten, Grade 1 and 2 students were very grateful to MAME for providing a Special Projects Grant for their Outdoor Learning Day on May 18th. They were able to use these funds to spend the day outside with a focus on movement and taking the learning outside. Funds were used to purchase water toys and balloons, bubbles, scavenger hunt materials, backyard games, popsicles, rent carnival games as well as an outing to try out rock climbing. 


In the morning, students worked together with their homeroom classmates to find all of the numbers or letters to fill their fence board. They raced against the other classrooms. They were so quick at finding their wooden pieces (maybe that was due to the rain…but they all had fun!) Thanks to the Grade 7 and 8 students who hid them all!



In the afternoon, students were put into multi-aged groupings of Kindergarten to Grade 2 students to take part in 8 different activity stations which included parachute, carnival games, backyard and recess games like 4 Square, bubbles, relay races, ladder ball, play structure, popsicles and more. They learned new games, met new friends and enjoyed nature all afternoon on quite a chilly day! 



In addition, the two Kindergarten classes went Altea Active to work on their gross-motor skills and push their comfort zone limits while rock climbing and exploring the ninja course. So much exercise and fun was had by all! 


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