The OPAL programme rationale is that “…better, more active and creative playtimes can mean happier and healthier children, and having happier, healthier, more active children usually results in a more positive attitude to learning in school, with more effective classroom lessons, less staff time spent resolving unnecessary behavioural problems, fewer playtime accidents, happier staff and a healthier attitude to life”.
At Nythe Nursery and Primary School, we understand the importance that play has on a child’s development and well-being. We are launching the OPAL project in September 2024 with the mission to bring more freedom, exploration and fun into playtimes.
We are excited to develop and offer an even wider range of play opportunities including rolling in tyres, creating dens, new recipes in the mud kitchen, digging in the sand, creating games with small world toys or zipping round the playground on the scooters.
We can’t wait to see the children having fun, developing life skills of team work, problem solving, communication, resilience whilst also developing their creativity and imagination.
Our goal through the OPAL play project is that the children at Nythe Primary School love being outside. We can’t wait to see our project go from strength to strength – with the support of the OPAL team and our fantastic families, the world of play will continue to be transformed to capture and inspire our children’s imaginations.
#We love OPAL!