OPAL - Outdoor Play and Learning

St Oswald's School are excited to be working together with OPAL to improve our grounds to give the pupils the best playtimes possible! 

Why Is Play Important? 

Playing contributes to growth in a variety of areas such as, language, arts, culture, science, maths and technology and, therfore, is a vital part of a young person's development. Working together with OPAL, we hope to introduce a variety of areas specialised to different play types. 

What Is a Play Type? 

Play Types can simply be described as the different behavioiurs we can see when children are playing. 

Areas Of Focus 

The first area we are working on developing is a small world area. We have kindly had many donations of toys for this area. We are continuing to develop our grounds with our focus moving to den building areas, and enchanting woodland areas. We will update parents throughout this process and any donations of materials at different stages are greatly welcome. Pictures of the current developments that are underway are to follow!