Enabling Environments: Friendly spaces, part 4 - Outside interest

One space within a setting that needs to be planned with care and imagination is the outdoor area. It's not enough for children just to be 'turned out' into a large grassed or concrete play area and left to run about. Nor is it enough to simply move 'indoor' table-top activities into the outdoor area. What settings need to aspire to is providing an interactive space that offers a range of experiences on a large scale. In some settings, various points of interest have been...