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By Rebecca Carmody The school year is barely three weeks in, but already the organisation representing primary school principals in WA has a message for parents — stop dropping your children off early. … Nature Play WA, which aims to increase the amount of time children spend in unstructured play outdoors and in nature, said it […]
by Regina Titelius WA kids aged two to five-years-old are most at risk of screen-time overexposure, a new snapshot of the health and lifestyle of the State’s children shows. The WA Department of Health report shows 75 per cent of kids aged between two and five had more than the recommended one hour of “leisure”
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by Claire Tyrrell WA parents and experts have pushed back against a proposed ban on monkey bars, saying the benefits of getting outside far outweigh the risks. Kidsafe WA figures reveal hospital admissions from playground injuries doubled in the eight years to 2013-14 and the organisation says this upward trend is continuing. Last month, University
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by Josh Zimmerman Three-quarters of Perth playgrounds do not have cancer-preventing shade structures installed, with many councils instead relying on a smattering of trees to provide protection — or nothing at all. Of the 24 metropolitan councils that responded to a survey by The Sunday Times, only five had installed shade structures at more than half
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by Emily Sharp Schools across Bunbury celebrated the importance of getting outdoors last week. … Nature Play WA chief executive Griffin Longley said research showed that outdoor learning and play helped kids learn, be more active and healthy, and increased their chances of being environmental stewards of the future. “It really is something that impacts almost every aspect of children’s
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Eight Mandurah primary schools packed up their books and took their learning into the sunshine last week for national Outdoor Classroom Day. More than 1000 students took part across the Peel region as part of the global movement to improve children’s health, well-being and academic progress through outside learning and play. … Nature Play WA
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by Emilee Neeson Hundreds of students across Kalgoorlie-Boulder took the opportunity to get out of their classrooms yesterday, swapping desks for nature for 2018 Outdoor Classroom Day. More than 60,000 students across the State took part in the event, organised by health organisation Nature Play to improve the health and wellbeing of children by encouraging
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ALL 260 students from White Gum Valley primary school got to ditch the desks on Thursday, heading over to Booyeembara Park for Outdoor Classroom Day. Part of a global movement, Outdoor Classroom Day aims to improve kids’ health, wellbeing and academic progress by getting them closer to nature. Nature Play WA CEO Griffin Longley says
by Denise S. Cahill NORTH Cottesloe Primary School students were among 60,000 youngsters in WA who took part in Outdoor Classroom Day yesterday. The aim of the global movement is to improve children’s health, wellbeing and academic progress through outdoor learning and play. Nature Play WA chief executive Griffin Longley said finding ways to increase
by Vanessa Schmitt A NATURE Passport was launched in Kwinana on Saturday. Kwinana MLA Roger Cook and hundreds of children celebrated the launch at the Children’s Week Family Picnic Day at Kwinana Adventure Playground. The Nature Play Day offered families a chance to get children outside and mucking around. Read the full story at Perth
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