Practices

Thematic Field: Maths, Science and Technology
The schoolyard a place for outdoor pedagogy and creative playing
Comenius Multilateral School Partnership
Countries involved:
SE, FI, PL, RO, TR
Key words: Contextualising learning, Diversifying teaching
Description:
For partner schools, mathematics seems to be a challenge and a phobia for many
students and bookish mathematics can be boring and stifling when it's only taught in a
classroom environment. As a consequence, many pupils find maths difficult and they
have difficulties reaching the goals for the subject.
Therefore, the aim of the project was to make learning maths more attractive for
students. The project was successful in merging the learning of maths and different
outdoor activities and setting up the outdoor integrated maths teaching
methodology which helps the pupils to acquire the mathematical competences.
The schools created a mathematic lab at every school with educational tools
necessary for outdoor maths. In addition, the partners learned how to create a
schoolyard which supports pedagogy with varied methods for all types of learning
and social training.
Duration:
2009 – 2011
Webpage:
https://sites.google.com/site/outdoorpedagogy/
http://www.europeansharedtreasure.eu/detail.php?id_project_base=2009-1-SE1-
COM06-01899
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