PA Meeting and an Introduction to the Outdoor Play and Learning (OPAL) Program
Tue, May 21
|Jackman Institute of Child Study
At 6pm JICS Parents' Association meeting - everyone welcome! At 7pm Meet the experts from OPAL as they present on the principles and purpose of the OPAL approach, and hear how we are collaborating this year. Free babysitting is available for both, registration required.
Time & Location
May 21, 2019, 6:00 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.
Jackman Institute of Child Study, 45 Walmer Rd, Toronto, ON M5R 2X2, Canada
About The Event
6:00PM: JICS Parents' Association Meeting
JICS Parents' Association meetings are held three times per year. They are a great way to meet other parents, get to know what is going on at the school, ask questions, and have a voice.
7:00PM-8:30PM: An Introduction to the Outdoor Play and Learning (OPAL) Program
We are delighted to announce that the Lab School staff are collaborating with the Outdoor Play and Learning (OPAL) program, which operates in partnership with Earth Day Canada. The OPAL program aims to improve the quality of active and creative outdoor play for students by transforming the culture of play at school. This Spring, you may begin to notice some changes to how we play outdoors during recess time, and how we connect play to students’ learning across all the grades. These may include:
• more creative and open-ended ways to play outside
• more opportunities for students to take responsibility…