The National Outdoor
Learning Award
(NOLA)
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The National Outdoor Learning Award. This award scheme recognises and captures the personal development outcomes of participants during their regular Forest School sessions with us.
The award was created by Dr. Roger Hopper and has been used by the Institute of Outdoor Learning since 2018. It is based upon long standing research into Outdoor learning’s impact on personal development and one of the main aims of the NOLA award is to capture and celebrate the personal and social qualitative change created by outdoor learning, in a measurable manner.
This award is underpinned by educational best practice and European welfare legislation. It focuses on three main aspects Respect, Safety and Learn and within each of these aspects three objectives are addressed myself, others and the environment.
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Respect
The first element of this award is “Respect” and each week we will focus upon one of the following objectives:
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I shared my ideas
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I said what I’m good at
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I listened to my friend’s ideas
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I said what my friends are good at
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I used the environment carefully
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I used equipment carefully
The purple objectives are about respecting myself, red are respecting others and brown are about respecting the environment.
Learn
The second element of this award is “Learn” and each week we will focus upon one of the following objectives:
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I learnt new facts
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I learnt new skills
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I learnt to follow
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I learnt to lead
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I learnt the values
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I learnt to have fun
The purple objectives are about respecting myself, red are respecting others and brown are about respecting the environment.
Safe
The third element of this award is “Safe” and each week we will focus upon one of the following objectives:
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I was prepared
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I followed instructions
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I helped with kind words
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I helped with kind actions
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I used equipment safely
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I used the environment safely
The purple objectives are about respecting myself, red are respecting others and brown are about respecting the environment.
