- Outdoor spaces are places where children’s play can take off and flourish. Our playground is large enough and designed in such a way that children play, can come to full expression, where children can make a mess, run, jump and hide, where they can shout, whistle and explore the natural world.
- Developmental tasks that children must achieve – exploring, risk-taking, fine and gross motor development and the absorption of vast amounts of basic knowledge can be most effectively learned through outdoor play.
- Children need opportunities to explore, experiment, manipulate, reconfigure, expand, influence, change, marvel, discover, practice, push their limits, yell, sing, and create.
- Children who learn to enjoy the outdoors have a much higher likelihood of becoming adults who enjoy hiking, gardening, jogging, bicycling, mountain climbing, or other outdoor pursuits.
- Here at Downham, we are lucky enough to have access to large areas of grass and hills on which children can run, crawl, lie and roll.
