Inclusive learning environments encourage respectful collaboration, promote respect for diversity and authentically embed cultural perspectives. Indoor and outdoor learning environments provide welcoming, safe and inclusive spaces that:
- cater for diverse learners
- support all children to access, participate and engage meaningfully in learning
- optimise learning opportunities
- support children to develop a sense of identity, belonging, connectedness, confidence and engagement with people and spaces.
Teachers and educators:
- make purposeful decisions about cultural, social, physical and cognitive elements of learning environments
- create responsive and culturally safe spaces for learning
- promote accessibility through consideration of materials, physical layout and organisation of experiences.