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Taking Maths Outdoors with Raccoon Circles - Number
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Created by the co-author of Bloomsbury’s award winning National Curriculum Outdoors series of books and The Sustainability and Climate Change Curriculum Outdoors (2024) , these low resource task cards simply make use of tubular webbing tape as a number line, as a circle of commitment to answer questions and to define the learning area as the children get into groups to explore Number and Place value, Operations and mental methods - solving numeric problems including division / fractions of numbers. Whiteboards are also required. This is card set 10 of 11 (10/11) sets of Taking Maths Outdoors’ cards covering Geometry, Measurement, Number activities and Statistics. The cards are in ‘Grab and Go’ format, with clear instructions for the activities linked to NC 2014 Numeracy objectives by year group. If printed double sided, the objectives covered by the tasks are on the front, with the tasks and activities explained on the back. The cards are grouped by mathematical areas. Simply use the ideas for a mental oral starter, plenary or even a whole maths lesson. All you will need is a length of tubular webbing tape, allowing 35-40cm per child, to create a visual line or circle for the children. The activities can be done in small focus groups, or as a whole class and although they are designed for the outdoors and need space, they can be done where ever space is available. The ideas are easily adapted, and before long you (and your class) will be able to use the techniques and invent new activities to make maths memorable! Many of these activities make use of ‘Raccoon Circles’ techniques and ideas. More great teambuilding activites can be found in The Revised and Expanded Book of Raccoon Circles, by Jim Cain and Tom Smith, Kendall/Hunt Publishers (2007) ISBN 978-0-7575-3265-8 or for a free download of activities on world wide webbing at the teamwork and team play website.
Taking Maths Outdoors with Raccoon Circles - essential technique
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Created by the co-author of Bloomsbury’s award winning National Curriculum Outdoors series of books and The Sustainability and Climate Change Curriculum Outdoors (2024) , these low resource task cards supplement the set of 11 sets of Taking Maths Outdoors’ cards covering Geometry, Measurement, Number activities and Statistics. This card shows how to tie a Tape Knot. A water or tape knot enables tubular webbing ends to be joined to make a circle, or to combine multiple webbing to increase the size of a circle. It is a strong join, yet easily undone, even if wet. Tubular webbing is used as it is soft, strong and can be washed. Now that you have turned the Raccoon Circle into a complete circle or loop using a water knot, you are ready to start exploring this amazing resource! Look for the Taking Maths Outdoors sets of cards. The cards are in ‘Grab and Go’ format, with clear instructions for the activities linked to NC 2014 Numeracy objectives by year group. If printed double sided, the objectives covered by the tasks are on the front, with the tasks and activities explained on the back. The cards are grouped by mathematical areas. Simply use the ideas for a mental oral starter, plenary or even a whole maths lesson. All you will need is a length of tubular webbing tape, allowing 35-40cm per child, to create a visual line or circle for the children. The activities can be done in small focus groups, or as a whole class and although they are designed for the outdoors and need space, they can be done where ever space is available. The ideas are easily adapted, and before long you (and your class) will be able to use the techniques and invent new activities to make maths memorable! Many of these activities make use of ‘Raccoon Circles’ techniques and ideas. More great teambuilding activites can be found in The Revised and Expanded Book of Raccoon Circles, by Jim Cain and Tom Smith, Kendall/Hunt Publishers (2007) ISBN 978-0-7575-3265-8 or for a free download of activities on world wide webbing at the teamwork and team play website.
Erasmus+ Natural Schooling Teacher training program
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Erasmus+ Natural Schooling Teacher training program

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The course consists of 5 Key Elements and aims to support participants in their understanding of how a Natural Schooling approach to outdoor learning can make a meaningful difference to learners. It draws on the experiences of the Erasmus + Natural Schooling project partners by using examples and case studies and is supported by current research. It provides opportunities for practitioners to reflect on their own professional practices and to consider the application, potential impact and implications of adopting a Natural Schooling approach in their own setting. This course is Intellectual Output 7, of the Natural Schooling Project and has been written by co-authors of Bloomsbury’s ‘National Curriculum Outdoors; a complete scheme of work’ series of books. This is also free to download from the Natural Schooling.eu or National Curriculum Outdoors websites where you can also find out more information about the Erasmus+ project.
Taking Maths Outdoors with Raccoon Circles Introductory activities
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Taking Maths Outdoors with Raccoon Circles Introductory activities

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Created by the co-author of Bloomsbury’s award winning National Curriculum Outdoors series of books and The Sustainability and Climate Change Curriculum Outdoors (2024). This is the introductory card set for 18 sets of Taking Maths Outdoors’ cards covering Geometry, Measurement, Number activities and Statistics. It introduces the techniques which are used throughout the TMO sets which are based on ‘Raccoon Circles’. Links to the Raccoon Circles (Team work and Team Play) website are included. If you like the ideas go to the website to download a free pdf of Raccoon Circles games and team building activities. The cards are in ‘Grab and Go’ format, with clear instructions for the activities linked to NC 2014 Numeracy objectives by year group. If printed double sided, the objectives covered by the tasks are on the front, with the tasks and activities explained on the back. The cards are grouped by mathematical areas. Simply use the ideas for a mental oral starter, plenary or even a whole maths lesson. Low preparation and resourcing, all you will need is a length of tubular webbing tape, allowing 35-40cm per child, to create a visual line or circle for the children. The activities can be done in small focus groups, or as a whole class and although they are designed for the outdoors and need space, they can be done where ever space is available. The ideas are easily adapted, and before long you (and your class) will be able to use the techniques and invent new activities to make maths memorable!
Taking Maths Outdoors with Raccoon Circles - angles and degrees
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Taking Maths Outdoors with Raccoon Circles - angles and degrees

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Created by the co-author of Bloomsbury’s award winning National Curriculum Outdoors series of books and The Sustainability and Climate Change Curriculum Outdoors (2024) , these low resource task cards illustrate activities that simply make use of playground markings as a protractor or by using tubular webbing / raccoon tape, to approximate measures of degrees. This is set 3 of 11 (3/11) sets of Taking Maths Outdoors’ cards covering Geometry, Measurement, Number activities and Statistics. The cards are in ‘Grab and Go’ format, with clear instructions for the activities linked to NC 2014 Numeracy objectives by year group. If printed double sided, the objectives covered by the tasks are on the front, with the tasks and activities explained on the back. The cards are grouped by mathematical areas. Simply use the ideas for a mental oral starter, plenary or even a whole maths lesson. All you will need is a length of tubular webbing tape, allowing 35-40cm per child, to create a visual line or circle for the children. The activities can be done in small focus groups, or as a whole class and although they are designed for the outdoors and need space, they can be done where ever space is available. The ideas are easily adapted, and before long you (and your class) will be able to use the techniques and invent new activities to make maths memorable! Many of these activities make use of ‘Raccoon Circles’ techniques and ideas. More great team building activities can be found in The Revised and Expanded Book of Raccoon Circles, by Jim Cain and Tom Smith, Kendall/Hunt Publishers (2007) ISBN 978-0-7575-3265-8 or for a free download of activities on world wide webbing at teamwork and team play website.
Taking Maths Outdoors with Raccoon Circles - Mass Capacity
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Taking Maths Outdoors with Raccoon Circles - Mass Capacity

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Created by the co-author of Bloomsbury’s award winning National Curriculum Outdoors series of books and The Sustainability and Climate Change Curriculum Outdoors (2024) , these low resource task cards illustrate activities that simply make use of tubular webbing tape to define the working area and as a circle of commitment. It is also an ideal opportunity to assess for learning and understanding! This is card 9 of 11 (9/11) sets of Taking Maths Outdoors’ cards covering Geometry, Measurement, Number activities and Statistics. The cards are in ‘Grab and Go’ format, with clear instructions for the activities linked to NC 2014 Numeracy objectives by year group. If printed double sided, the objectives covered by the tasks are on the front, with the tasks and activities explained on the back. The cards are grouped by mathematical areas. Simply use the ideas for a mental oral starter, plenary or even a whole maths lesson. All you will need is a length of tubular webbing tape, allowing 35-40cm per child, to create a visual line or circle for the children. The activities can be done in small focus groups, or as a whole class and although they are designed for the outdoors and need space, they can be done where ever space is available. The ideas are easily adapted, and before long you (and your class) will be able to use the techniques and invent new activities to make maths memorable! Many of these activities make use of ‘Raccoon Circles’ techniques and ideas. More great teambuilding activites can be found in The Revised and Expanded Book of Raccoon Circles, by Jim Cain and Tom Smith, Kendall/Hunt Publishers (2007) ISBN 978-0-7575-3265-8 or for a free download of activities on world wide webbing at teamwork and team play website
Taking Maths Outdoors with Raccoon Circles - Statistics
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Taking Maths Outdoors with Raccoon Circles - Statistics

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Created by the co-author of Bloomsbury’s award winning National Curriculum Outdoors series of books and The Sustainability and Climate Change Curriculum Outdoors (2024) , these low resource task cards illustrate activities that simply make use of activities make use of tubular webbing tape as a sorting circle or series of circles for categorisation (Venn), to indicate a line or level (as in line or bar chart) and to make a circle forming a pie chart to represent data. This is set 11 of 11 (11/11) sets of Taking Maths Outdoors’ cards covering Geometry, Measurement, Number activities and Statistics. The cards are in ‘Grab and Go’ format, with clear instructions for the activities linked to NC 2014 Numeracy objectives by year group. If printed double sided, the objectives covered by the tasks are on the front, with the tasks and activities explained on the back. The cards are grouped by mathematical areas. Simply use the ideas for a mental oral starter, plenary or even a whole maths lesson. All you will need is a length of tubular webbing tape, allowing 35-40cm per child, to create a visual line or circle for the children. The activities can be done in small focus groups, or as a whole class and although they are designed for the outdoors and need space, they can be done where ever space is available. The ideas are easily adapted, and before long you (and your class) will be able to use the techniques and invent new activities to make maths memorable! Many of these activities make use of ‘Raccoon Circles’ techniques and ideas. More great teambuilding activites can be found in The Revised and Expanded Book of Raccoon Circles, by Jim Cain and Tom Smith, Kendall/Hunt Publishers (2007) ISBN 978-0-7575-3265-8 or for a free download of activities on world wide webbing at the teamwork and team play website.
Taking Maths Outdoors with Raccoon Circles Position and Direction
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Taking Maths Outdoors with Raccoon Circles Position and Direction

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These tasks covering Position and Direction make use of tubular webbing, in the form of a circle, and a paved outdoor area, as a grid, to solve problems using team building, whilst using every day language to describe position, direction and movement. This is set one (1/11) of a set of 11 Taking Maths Outdoors' cards covering Geometry, Measurement, Number activities and Statistics. The cards are in 'Grab and Go' format, with clear instructions for the activities linked to NC 2014 Numeracy objectives by year group. If printed double sided, the objectives covered by the tasks are on the front, with the tasks and activities explained on the back. The cards are grouped by mathematical areas. Simply use the ideas for a mental oral starter, plenary or even a whole maths lesson. All you will need is a length of tubular webbing tape, allowing 35-40cm per child, to create a visual line or circle for the children. The activities can be done in small focus groups, or as a whole class and although they are designed for the outdoors and need space, they can be done where ever space is available. The ideas are easily adapted, and before long you (and your class) will be able to use the techniques and invent new activities to make maths memorable! Many of these activities make use of 'Raccoon Circles' techniques and ideas. More great teambuilding activites can be found in The Revised and Expanded Book of Raccoon Circles, by Jim Cain and Tom Smith, Kendall/Hunt Publishers (2007) ISBN 978-0-7575-3265-8 or for a free download of activities on world wide webbing at www.teamworkandteamplay.com
Taking Maths Outdoors with Raccoon Circles  -Time
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Taking Maths Outdoors with Raccoon Circles -Time

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Created by the co-author of Bloomsbury’s award winning National Curriculum Outdoors series of books and The Sustainability and Climate Change Curriculum Outdoors (2024) , these low resource task cards make use of tubular webbing tape as a circle of commitment to show they know answers to questions, as a line on which to order the days of the week/months of the year or (with the addition of two sticks) models a clock-face. This is card 7 of 11 (7/11) sets of Taking Maths Outdoors’ cards covering Geometry, Measurement, Number activities and Statistics. The cards are in ‘Grab and Go’ format, with clear instructions for the activities linked to NC 2014 Numeracy objectives by year group. If printed double sided, the objectives covered by the tasks are on the front, with the tasks and activities explained on the back. The cards are grouped by mathematical areas. Simply use the ideas for a mental oral starter, plenary or even a whole maths lesson. All you will need is a length of tubular webbing tape, allowing 35-40cm per child, to create a visual line or circle for the children. The activities can be done in small focus groups, or as a whole class and although they are designed for the outdoors and need space, they can be done where ever space is available. The ideas are easily adapted, and before long you (and your class) will be able to use the techniques and invent new activities to make maths memorable! Many of these activities make use of ‘Raccoon Circles’ techniques and ideas. More great teambuilding activites can be found in The Revised and Expanded Book of Raccoon Circles, by Jim Cain and Tom Smith, Kendall/Hunt Publishers (2007) ISBN 978-0-7575-3265-8 or for a free download of activities on world wide webbing at www.teamworkandteamplay.com
Taking Maths Outdoors with Raccoon Circles Classifying Shape
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Taking Maths Outdoors with Raccoon Circles Classifying Shape

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Created by the co-author of Bloomsbury’s award winning National Curriculum Outdoors series of books and The Sustainability and Climate Change Curriculum Outdoors (2024) , these low resource task cards make use of tubular webbing tape both as a line and to demarcate the working area. Using their speaking and listening skills, partner-shared talk, discussion and teamwork, the children make and talk about 2D and 3D shapes using mathematical vocabulary. Techniques such as ‘walking the line’ empower the participants and demonstrate their understanding. This is set 2 of 11 (2/11) sets of Taking Maths Outdoors’ cards covering Geometry, Measurement, Number activities and Statistics. The cards are in ‘Grab and Go’ format, with clear instructions for the activities linked to NC 2014 Numeracy objectives by year group. If printed double sided, the objectives covered by the tasks are on the front, with the tasks and activities explained on the back. The cards are grouped by mathematical areas. Simply use the ideas for a mental oral starter, plenary or even a whole maths lesson. All you will need is a length of tubular webbing tape, allowing 35-40cm per child, to create a visual line or circle for the children. The activities can be done in small focus groups, or as a whole class and although they are designed for the outdoors and need space, they can be done where ever space is available. The ideas are easily adapted, and before long you (and your class) will be able to use the techniques and invent new activities to make maths memorable! Many of these activities make use of ‘Raccoon Circles’ techniques and ideas. More great teambuilding activites can be found in The Revised and Expanded Book of Raccoon Circles, by Jim Cain and Tom Smith, Kendall/Hunt Publishers (2007) ISBN 978-0-7575-3265-8 or for a free download of activities on world wide webbing at the teamwork and team play website.
Taking Maths Outdoors with Raccoon Circles - Length Height
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Taking Maths Outdoors with Raccoon Circles - Length Height

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Created by the co-author of Bloomsbury’s award winning National Curriculum Outdoors series of books and The Sustainability and Climate Change Curriculum Outdoors (2024) , these low resource task cards illustrate activities that use a length of tubular webbing tape as a base line, to estimate a height or length and also as a non-standard measure! This is card for 8 of 11 (8/11) sets of Taking Maths Outdoors’ cards covering Geometry, Measurement, Number activities and Statistics. The cards are in ‘Grab and Go’ format, with clear instructions for the activities linked to NC 2014 Numeracy objectives by year group. If printed double sided, the objectives covered by the tasks are on the front, with the tasks and activities explained on the back. The cards are grouped by mathematical areas. Simply use the ideas for a mental oral starter, plenary or even a whole maths lesson. All you will need is a length of tubular webbing tape, allowing 35-40cm per child, to create a visual line or circle for the children. The activities can be done in small focus groups, or as a whole class and although they are designed for the outdoors and need space, they can be done where ever space is available. The ideas are easily adapted, and before long you (and your class) will be able to use the techniques and invent new activities to make maths memorable! Many of these activities make use of ‘Raccoon Circles’ techniques and ideas. More great teambuilding activites can be found in The Revised and Expanded Book of Raccoon Circles, by Jim Cain and Tom Smith, Kendall/Hunt Publishers (2007) ISBN 978-0-7575-3265-8 or for a free download of activities on world wide webbing at the teamswork and team play website.
Taking Maths Outdoors with Raccoon Circles Measurement Area and Perimeter
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Taking Maths Outdoors with Raccoon Circles Measurement Area and Perimeter

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Created by the co-author of Bloomsbury’s award winning National Curriculum Outdoors series of books and The Sustainability and Climate Change Curriculum Outdoors (2024) , these low resource task cards make use of tubular webbing tape as a line and to demarcate the working area. Using their speaking and listening skills, partner-shared talk, discussion and teamwork, the children make and talk about calculating perimeter and area. This is set 5 of 11 (5/11) sets of Taking Maths Outdoors’ cards covering Geometry, Measurement, Number activities and Statistics. The cards are in ‘Grab and Go’ format, with clear instructions for the activities linked to NC 2014 Numeracy objectives by year group. If printed double sided, the objectives covered by the tasks are on the front, with the tasks and activities explained on the back. The cards are grouped by mathematical areas. Simply use the ideas for a mental oral starter, plenary or even a whole maths lesson. All you will need is a length of tubular webbing tape, allowing 35-40cm per child, to create a visual line or circle for the children. The activities can be done in small focus groups, or as a whole class and although they are designed for the outdoors and need space, they can be done where ever space is available. The ideas are easily adapted, and before long you (and your class) will be able to use the techniques and invent new activities to make maths memorable! Many of these activities make use of ‘Raccoon Circles’ techniques and ideas. More great teambuilding activites can be found in The Revised and Expanded Book of Raccoon Circles, by Jim Cain and Tom Smith, Kendall/Hunt Publishers (2007) ISBN 978-0-7575-3265-8 or for a free download of activities on world wide webbing at teamwork and team play website.
Taking Maths Outdoors with Raccoon Circles Scales
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Created by the co-author of Bloomsbury’s award winning National Curriculum Outdoors series of books and The Sustainability and Climate Change Curriculum Outdoors (2024) , these low resource task cards illustrate activities that simply make use of tubular webbing tape as a physical representation of a vertical number line (or scale) . Whiteboards are also required. Please note that the photo shows the complete set of cards which are available to purchase directly from the Taking Maths Outdoors website. This post is to purchase a partial set of the cards; set 6 of 11 (6/11) sets of Taking Maths Outdoors’ cards covering Geometry, Measurement, Number activities and Statistics. The cards are in ‘Grab and Go’ format, with clear instructions for the activities linked to NC 2014 Numeracy objectives by year group. If printed double sided, the objectives covered by the tasks are on the front, with the tasks and activities explained on the back. The cards are grouped by mathematical areas. Simply use the ideas for a mental oral starter, plenary or even a whole maths lesson. All you will need is a length of tubular webbing tape, allowing 35-40cm per child, to create a visual line or circle for the children. The activities can be done in small focus groups, or as a whole class and although they are designed for the outdoors and need space, they can be done where ever space is available. The ideas are easily adapted, and before long you (and your class) will be able to use the techniques and invent new activities to make maths memorable! Many of these activities make use of ‘Raccoon Circles’ techniques and ideas. More great teambuilding activites can be found in The Revised and Expanded Book of Raccoon Circles, by Jim Cain and Tom Smith, Kendall/Hunt Publishers (2007) ISBN 978-0-7575-3265-8 or for a free download of activities on world wide webbing at the teamwork and team play website.
Erasmus+ Natural Schooling project handbook (English language version)
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Erasmus+ Natural Schooling project handbook (English language version)

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This English version handbook is a collaborative output by organisations in Italy, Spain, Sweden and the UK as part of the Erasmus+ funded ‘Natural Schooling: using curriculum innovation projects to improve student outcomes’ and is designed to guide readers to key resources relating to Outdoor Learning, Natural Schooling and inter-professional working. This handbook shares planning for Natural Schooling curriculum innovations with those interested in learning with, about and through nature. The handbook is also available in other language versions (Swedish, Italian and Spanish). This is free to download from the Natural Schooling.eu or National Curriculum Outdoors websites Sorry I am unable to provide a live link for you due to TES site permissions! The handbook is free to download
Taking Maths Outdoors with Raccoon Circles Symmetry
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Taking Maths Outdoors with Raccoon Circles Symmetry

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Created by the co-author of Bloomsbury’s award winning National Curriculum Outdoors series of books and The Sustainability and Climate Change Curriculum Outdoors (2024) , these low resource task cards illustrate activities that simply make use of a length of tape and chalk, to create shapes and to demarcate the working area. Using their speaking and listening skills, partner-shared talk, discussion and teamwork, the children make shapes and talk about symmetry. This is set 4 of 11 (4/11) sets of Taking Maths Outdoors’ cards covering Geometry, Measurement, Number activities and Statistics. The cards are in ‘Grab and Go’ format, with clear instructions for the activities linked to NC 2014 Numeracy objectives by year group. If printed double sided, the objectives covered by the tasks are on the front, with the tasks and activities explained on the back. The cards are grouped by mathematical areas. Simply use the ideas for a mental oral starter, plenary or even a whole maths lesson. All you will need is a length of tubular webbing tape, allowing 35-40cm per child, to create a visual line or circle for the children. The activities can be done in small focus groups, or as a whole class and although they are designed for the outdoors and need space, they can be done where ever space is available. The ideas are easily adapted, and before long you (and your class) will be able to use the techniques and invent new activities to make maths memorable! Many of these activities make use of ‘Raccoon Circles’ techniques and ideas. More great teambuilding activities can be found in The Revised and Expanded Book of Raccoon Circles, by Jim Cain and Tom Smith, Kendall/Hunt Publishers (2007) ISBN 978-0-7575-3265-8 or for a free download of activities on world wide webbing at the teamwork and team play website.
Erasmus+ Natural Schooling project evaluation report (English language version)
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Erasmus+ Natural Schooling project evaluation report (English language version)

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The Erasmus+ Natural Schooling project Evaluation Report is here to view. The Natural Schooling project was a collaboration outdoor learning project with organisations from Italy, Spain, Sweden and the UK. The document forms part of the Erasmus+ funded ‘Natural Schooling: using curriculum innovation projects to improve student outcomes’ intellectual outcomes and reports on the findings of the project. It also includes assessment data and the rationale for outdoor learning. The value and impact of the Natural Schooling projects is clearly evident in the data gathered and evaluated in this report. The value of transnational collaboration that underpinned the overall success of the project cannot be underestimated. This evaluation report and other free to download project documents and lesson plans can be accessed from the Natural Schooling.eu or National Curriculum Outdoors websites where you can also find out more information about the Erasmus+ project.