“We re Trying to Find Cool Things in the Forest” – Exploring Children s Curiosity and Creativity in the Outdoors

Curiosity and creativity are crucial for children's learning engagement within their worlds. However, research on creative teaching that also addresses curiosity is quite limited. In this case study, we adopted visual methods in combination with video-stimulated recall dialogue (VSRD) to explore children’s experiences a Forest School (FS) program Southern Ontario. As researchers, were particularly interested the nexus of process learning. Participating children, aged 6-12 years, wore GoPro cameras document lived FS. Informed by constructivism, examined data vignettes, querying role entanglements natural environment. The results indicate open-ended materials nature invited sustained creativity. Children tended gravitate complexity ambiguity offered findings have implications educators, namely importance choice approaches support prioritize processes. Implications inviting educators capitalize upon inquiry moments unknown evident.