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title: "Webinar: Getting Outdoorsy with CLASS®"
description: Harness the power of outdoor play to elevate your CLASS® interactions. This webinar explores how nature-based learning can enrich your classroom.
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### **Getting Outdoorsy with CLASS®: Going Beyond the Classroom Walls to Engage Children in Meaningful Interactions**

Outdoor play environments are essential for fostering authentic, effective interactions with children. In this webinar, we'll explore how nature-based play can enrich conversations and help children develop curiosity, confidence, and empathy. Using the CLASS domains and dimensions as a foundation, you will learn how to create meaningful interactions in outdoor settings.

**Key Takeaways:**

- **Understanding the "Why":** Discover the  benefits of outdoor play for children's healthy development.
- **Practical Strategies:** Learn how to extend classroom interactions into nature-based learning to promote deeper social-emotional development.
- **Overcoming Barriers:** Gain strategies to incorporate meaningful interactions with nature regardless of setting or location.

This session includes a 45-minute presentation, followed by a 15-minute live Q&A. 

## Watch On-Demand

## You'll Learn How To

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 Extend classroom interactions into nature-based learning

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 Apply the CLASS® framework in outdoor settings to foster curiosity, empathy, and dynamic play.

![barriers](https://info.teachstone.com/hs-fs/hubfs/6-4.png?width=500&height=500&name=6-4.png)

 Overcome common barriers to outdoor environments and make learning visible to families and staff.

## Presented by

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### Leah Zabari 

Program Quality Assessor

The Pennsylvania Key

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### Beth Simon

Program Quality Assessor,

The Pennsylvania Key

## About Teachstone

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