Out for fun

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 kidsโ€™ health, wellbeing and academic progress by getting them closer to nature.

Nature Play WA CEO Griffin Longley says only just over half of all Aussie kids play outside every day.

โ€œModern children spend more time indoors than any other generation in history, but the pendulum is starting to swing back to a more balanced experience of childhood, with more than 2000 Australia schools and early learning centre getting involved in Outdoor Classroom Day,โ€ Mr Longley said.

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