What is OPAL and why do we do it?
The Outdoor Play and Learning (OPAL) Primary Programme is the result of over 20 years of testing and development in over 800 schools and has been used in Spain, Canada, France and New Zealand. The programme has also been adapted and used in schools in Slovakia, Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland and Austria under the Play Friendly Schools project. In 2018, OPAL won first prize in an EU-funded award for the best active school’s programme in Europe and two UK national play work awards. In 2019, OPAL was awarded a quarter of a million pounds by Sport England to bring the programme to many more schools.
What are the benefits of OPAL?
Our OPAL journey so far
What do the children need?
The children need to:
wear their normal school uniform
bring in a pair of wellies
have a waterproof coat
have some waterproof trousers
Our OPAL plan
We are looking to provide more opportunities for our children to build dens, have opportunities develop effective relationship with each other through cooperative play
We are looking to develop:
A sand pit area
A digging area
More loose parts
A shed to store our OPAL equipment- in the progress
If you think you might be able to donate resources or time, please let us know.
