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Active Boundaries

Active Boundaries create outdoor environments that actively encourage children to move, climb, crawl and explore. By embedding physical activity into everyday play, they support the development of fundamental movement skills and increase activity levels across the school day.

The world is full of boundaries and edges, physical and social, which children need to explore and interact with to understand. Active Boundaries use this natural instinct to promote movement, challenge and discovery.

Discover how Active Boundaries can support physical activity.

Explore the full Active Boundaries range and create an active outdoor learning environment in your school today.

Paths & edges

Active Boundaries: children in the Early Years (and of all ages) have an endless fascination with exploring boundaries; given the opportunity they will actively cross over, under or through them.

"Pathways speak loudly to children and they are compelled to respond to them."
Wilenski & Wending, 2013.

We possess a natural inclination to follow pathways as they provide secure passage through unfamiliar terrain. By traversing, balancing along edges or encountering boundaries, children actively develop their cognitive skills, broadening their ability to think and operate in both two and three dimensions.

Loose parts, dens, block & ramp play

Turn your outdoor space into an active learning environment with loose parts play, den building and block play. Learn how these approaches boost physical activity, support child development, and provide impactful ways to use PE and Sports Premium funding in EYFS and primary schools.