Day1 Speaker

Prof. Lois Brink, University of Colorado, USA. There is current research and programs in the USA focused on Green schoolyards and their potential to offer spaces that allow conversations and […]

The National COVID-19 Outdoor Learning Initiative: A Time-Tested Solution for a 21st Century Challenge The US National COVID-19 Outdoor Learning Initiative (NCOLI) was launched in May 2020 to [...]

Josefina Prieto, Naturalizar at Fundación Ilumina, Chile. The Naturalizar programme in Chile has been implemented at 100+ public schools since 2012. Most of the schools are located on urban areas [...]

Scotland’s play journey – play, planning and the built environment. Play Scotland has been at the forefront of ensuring the right of every child to experience outdoor, free play, every […]

Learning Landscape Design: a dialogue between landscape and education. In Patio Vivo we have created more than 70 Learning Landscapes in Chilean schools. Our design strategy consists in [...]

Heena Dave and Mafanwy Evans, Learning through Landscapes The My School, My Planet pilot programme supported children from disadvantaged ethnic groups and low-income families to re-engage with [...]

Joanne Dempster, STEM Tutor, the Princes Foundation, Scotland Fresh Starts is a multi-day, cross curricular programme delivered by Dumfries House, aiming to provide an exciting outdoor learning [...]

Jane Hirschi, Executive Director, City Sprouts, Boston (USA) The workshop will present the preliminary findings of the CitySprouts Early Start in Science initiative for ages 4-10, a science [...]

Emily Reid, Ben Mali Macfaden, EcoDrama, Scotland Out to Play is a unique arts-based outdoor learning project delivered by Eco Drama, supported by the Esmee Fairbairn Foundation, which sees drama [...]

Raphaëlle Thiollier, Oasis Schoolyard Project Manager, City of Paris OASIS – School yards: Openness, Adaptation, Sensitisation, Innovation and Social ties: Design and transformation of [...]