Let’s Go Outside! How To Promote & Support Outdoor Play (ASWB)
Presented by Cindy Curry | May 27, 2025 7PM EST
1 HOUR | LIVE ONLINE via ZOOM | INTERACTIVE
There is a belief that real learning for children happens inside, usually at a table or sitting cross- legged, passively listening to an adult. It is believed that time spent outside only has value in providing children with an opportunity to ‘blow off steam.’
It’s time to bust this myth! We need to be able to identify all the learning that happens naturally when children are outdoors. Through this, we begin to value outdoor experiences and then loudly and confidently advocate for outdoor play. As we unpack our own concerns and challenges about spending time outside, can we begin to overcome our apprehension and plan our days around spending large amounts of time outdoors.
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Objectives
The participants will be able to…
1. Describe the benefits of outdoor play.
2. Analyze the challenge of adults spending time outdoors with children.
3. Identify possible solutions to supporting children playing outdoors.
4. Identify key components of an outdoor program that supports both children and adults.
5. Identify strategies for capturing, reflecting, and making children's learning visible during outdoor play.
Registration/Processing Fee: $9
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If you cancel within 30 days before the event, the registration fee is not refundable. However, you will receive a credit for the registration fee which can be applied to another Young Child Learning event within the following 12 months. The processing fee is non-refundable.
This Webinar Offers The Follwoing CE Certificate/Credits
1.0 ASWB CE CREDITS (BEGINNER LEVEL)
Association of Social Work Boards
(ASWB)
Provider Code #1366
Approval Period: 3/30/22-3/30/25
Young Child Learning, #1366, is approved as an ACE provider to offer social work continuing education by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program. Regulatory boards are the final authority on courses accepted for continuing education credit. ACE provider approval period: 3/30/22-3/30/25. Social workers completing this course receive 1.0 General continuing education credits.
How to obtain your certificate:
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You MUST attend the webinar from start to finish
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You MUST fill out the attendance form (will be sent via email)
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You MUST answer & submit the evaluation form after the webinar (will be sent via email)
Contact [email protected] for any issues/concerns.
Speaker's Biography
Cindy Curry is a passionate leader in Early Childhood Education with over 35 years of experience. She is the director of a rural child care program and a CBA Advisor with ELCC Manitoba. Cindy also facilitates workshops for Children, Naturally EL&CC and has been an instructor at Red River College, Portage Campus, guiding Early Childhood Education students as well as operating Growing Wild Forest & Nature School.
Her extensive career includes operating a licensed family child care program and advocating for children’s connection to nature. Cindy is committed to continuous professional development, with certifications such as the Playworker Development Course and Forest & Nature School Practitioner. She has written for publications such as Play Outdoors Magazine and Bridges, the Manitoba Child Care Association quarterly magazine. Cindy has received multiple accolades, including the Exceptional Family Child Care Provider award in 2022.
Host's Biography
Dr. Scott Mesh is the Director of Young Child Learning and the CEO and Co-Founder of Los Niños Services which serves 2,000 young children with special needs each year through homecare and center services. He is a Clinical Psychologist with over 25 years of experience working with young children and their families and is an expert on assessing young children for developmental disabilities and autism. He has helped thousands of parents over the years make the transition to gaining help for their children through early childhood special education services. He is a leader in early childhood development and working effectively with parents.
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