OPAL at Strathmore
In April 2025, we began our exciting new journey to become an OPAL school.
OPAL (Outdoor play and learning) is a school development project, that focuses on delivering outstanding playtimes for all pupils. Play makes up 20% of the school day and high quality playtimes help pupils to develop:
- Strength and endurance,
- Whole body coordination,
- Emotional attachment,
- Emotional and social skills,
- Hand-eye coordination,
- Thinking, reasoning, problem solving,
- Early language development.