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Outdoor Programme at BISS Preschool

BISS Preschool children sat in a line in the forest

The natural environment stimulates sensory experiences, ignites curiosity, and encourages exploration.

We aim to be outside with the children daily unless the weather is exceptionally bad. We have an exciting outdoor play area in delightful surroundings, and we regularly go for nature walks and play in the forest.

Our Preschool offers an early years outdoor learning programme, and we utilise the excellent on-site and off-site outdoor venues around Gausel, giving children a greater range of learning experiences. Children will have the opportunity to try a range of new and exciting activities that they may not have encountered before:

  • learn how to climb and descend the rocks, make a fire safely using flints, and use the “Kelly Kettle” to boil water and make hot chocolate and the Trangia stoves to pop popcorn and cook porridge.
  • play creatively with ropes, karabiners, pulleys and other items.
  • collect suitable sticks to build a mini-shelter, explore the nearby forest area and learn how to use a vegetable peeler.
  • ‘loose parts play’, using materials such as cardboard boxes, toy cars and clothes pegs, double-sided Velcro and many more.
  • create tunnels and dens using the boxes, draw with giant chalks and dig for treasure in the sandpit.
  • experiment with slope and gradient by moving toy cars and other objects down drainage guttering.
  • learn how to build and play with simple bubble frames by threading two straws together and seeing how to make differently shaped bubbles.
  • prepare a vegetable patch and plant vegetables to harvest when ready for use to prepare and cook healthy dishes in the forest.
  • use their senses in playing with mud and water in a natural setting.