Health, Safety, and Risk Management
Engagement
"Be Careful!"
Accessibility
100
What is risk?
Risk is an uncertainty or probability concerning the potential for injury (or loss of resources!)
100
Why is having more than 1 facilitator a good thing?
Having two or more facilitators allows one person to assist any participants who are having difficulties!
100
What can you say to your students to help them foster awareness outdoors?
Notice how...
Can you hear...
Do you see...
Do you feel...
Can you smell...
How are you feeling...
100
These are hidden disabilities that are defined as disabilities that are not immediately apparent.
What is Invisible Disability?
Invisible disabilities are defined as disabilities that are not immediately apparent!
200
What is risk management?
Risk Management is...systems to identify, evaluate, mitigate, and monitor potential injury or loss of resources...in this case, mitigate means eliminate or minimize!
200
What is the difference between being busy and being engaged?
To engage is to interact socially. Participants are active when they engage, they learn and ask questions.
Being busy is to be occupied by something. When you're busy, you are not necessarily learning something or being actively social.
200
What would you say to a child who is playing at great speeds (for example, during running activities or sports) instead of "be careful?"
"Find a safe spot for your [sticks, bags, water bottles, jackets, etc...] while you're running"
"I see that this is a busy area. I'm worried that someone not playing this game might fall over. Let's look out for others and give them a lot of space!"
"Should we move this game to a more open area?"
200
This model of disability says that disability is caused by the way society is organised.
What is the Social Model of Disability?
300
For health and safety outdoors, our 3 goals as educators are...
Keep our participants safe
Help them to learn
Do our best to ensure they have fun
300
What are some signs that your group is engaged?
They are paying attention and listening.
They are following requests and participating in activities.
They are asking questions.
They are answering questions.
They are reacting (laughing, having fun, contemplating)
300
What are some of the benefits of risky play?
Children who can master risky situations are less dependent on adults to manage hazards for them, and help them safely and confidently navigate the world around them as they transition into adulthood...
-Find and understand their limits
-Moving past boundaries and exploring the unknown
-Develop self confidence, resilience, problem solving, coordination/balance
- Lessen risk of injury
- Develop their own risk management skills
- Increase their curiosity
- Experience important emotions: Hesitation, Excitement, Fear, Pleasure, Mastery
- The ability to deal with failure
300
This is the design of buildings, products or environments to make them accessible to all people, regardless of age, disability or other factors.
What is Universal Design?
Universal design is the process of creating programs, services, environments or products that are accessible to everyone!
400
What is the difference between a risk and a hazard?
A hazard is the source of danger that can cause harm (eg. Working on a ladder).
A risk is the possibility that someone will be harmed by the hazard (eg. The chance that you fall off the ladder and become injured).
400
Think back to when you were a child. What subject or activity was the most engaging for you?
Thank you for your answers!
(When hummingbird was a hatchling he found that building things and building models was engaging for him, and Red Panda was engaged in books and making art)
400
What can you say to your students to help them develop their problem solving skills in the outdoors?
What's your plan...
What can you use...
Where will you...
How will you...
What will you...
400
What are some ways that you can tell if your group is engaged?
They are paying attention and listening.
They are following requests and participating in activities.
They are asking questions.
They are answering questions.
They are reacting (laughing, having fun, contemplating)
500
When you were a child, what are some of the risky play activities that you really enjoyed?
Thank you for your answers! Please enjoy this surprised marmot :)
500
What is the name of the document from the Ministry of Education, where they specifically talk about engagement?
The document is called, "How Does Learning Happen? Ontario’s Pedagogy for the Early Years."
This document states that every child is an engaged learner who explores the world with mind, body and senses. :)
500
You found an awesome activity for your class (good job!). The risk probability for this activity is low in severity but high in probability. Do you choose to run the activity?
Great answers!
Remember, risk varies depending on the context...remember to ask yourself, what does low severity mean in this case? What does high probability mean? How do you know that the activity has a high probability of a dangerous outcome?
500
In your class, there is a new student with dyspraxia (a common developmental movement and co-ordination disorder) who wants to play with their classmates during recess. Using the social model of disability, what can you do to help your student?
Use your alternatives to "Be Careful!"