What is Emergent Learning?

Overview

Emergent learning is responsive to the interests and discoveries of children as they participate in the world around them.

Learning Objective: Develop a conceptual understanding of how emergent learning enhances outdoor learning.

Suggested Discussion Questions

Please use these prompts to dialogue with colleagues how you might engage with outdoor play and learning.

What feels uncomfortable or exciting to you when thinking about emergent learning?
How might you document the progression of learning that emerges when children have time, space, and freedom to explore the world around them?
Collaborate with colleagues to determine which emergent learning is predictable in your school community.