Outdoor Experiences
At pop e poppa, children learn by doing, and much of that learning happens outside. Outdoor activities give them the space to move freely, engage their senses and build a meaningful connection with the natural world.
Our outdoor activities
Explore & Discover
Walks and outings to parks, botanical gardens, forests and urban landmarks. Visits to local farms. Excursions to natural landscapes where children observe, touch and learn about the world around them.
Jump & Run
Running, climbing and exploring playgrounds. Ball games like football. Free movement in open spaces where children can test their limits, build confidence and simply enjoy being active.
Plant & Protect
Gardening sessions with planting and raised beds. Watering, nurturing and watching things grow. Hands-on activities that teach children to care for living things and understand where food comes from.
Where every step becomes a story
Learning through nature, all year round
Regular contact with nature helps children understand their environment, sparks their curiosity and develops an early awareness of sustainability. By walking, observing, touching and experimenting, they experience natural cycles and the importance of preserving resources firsthand.
Learning through nature, all year round
Regular contact with nature helps children understand their environment, sparks their curiosity and develops an early awareness of sustainability. By walking, observing, touching and experimenting, they experience natural cycles and the importance of preserving resources firsthand.
Safety and supervision
All outings are supervised by qualified professionals, ensuring safety while respecting each child's rhythm and individual needs.
What applies to your location
pop e poppa operates across French-speaking and German-speaking Switzerland. Outdoor learning is central to our approach everywhere. In German-speaking Switzerland, our private daycares also offer the Forest Owls programme with dedicated weekly forest days. In French-speaking Switzerland, outdoor experiences take place through regular excursions, garden activities and nature-focused outings organised by each local team.
forest owls, our forest day concept
The forest owls programme is available in our private daycares in German-speaking Switzerland.
Connected to our "Health" quality focus and our "eco-friendly" sustainability label, forest owls offers at least one dedicated forest day per week. Activities and rituals are chosen based on each child's age and developmental stage.
Meals are enjoyed as picnics or prepared over an open fire, and familiar daily rituals provide a reassuring structure throughout the day.
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