Children experience the world through play. Let them experience the world.
The Outside Play Lab is a team of researchers dedicated to studying children’s outdoor risky play and injury prevention. Our lab is led by Dr. Mariana Brussoni, and is based at the University of British Columbia and the BC Children’s Hospital Research Institute. Our research looks at the effect of outdoor play on children, the influence of adults (parents, caregivers, educators, and others) on children’s play opportunities, and the design of outdoor environments (play spaces, neighbourhoods) to support outdoor play, as well as the enablers and policies to promote outdoor play.
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PROmoting Early Childhood Outside
We are working with Indigenous organization, elders, and partners that support and deliver early learning child care (ELCC) programs across BC to develop, implement and evaluate the PRO-ECO program to support children's outdoor play in ELCC programs. This study expands the PRO-ECO 1.0, a pilot study.
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Measuring Early Childhood Outside
MECO is a survey study to understand the current context for outdoor play in early learning and child care centres in Canada.
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Bring Education Out
BE OUT research study aims to develop the Outdoor Play and Learning in Schools digital tool to support elementary school teachers who wish to facilitate outdoor play and learning.
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Helping parents, caregivers and educators gain the confidence and
skills to support children's outdoor play.