The Natural Connections Demonstration Project has been running for three years now. It is one of the largest outdoor learning projects in the UK, working with 130 primary and secondary schools across the south west of England. Evaluation of how outdoor learning can be embedded into school life, as well as its impact on pupils,…
NAEE President, Bill Scott, has been at the North American Association of Environmental Education [NAAEE] conference, and will be commenting on this on this blog. Whilst there, he met NAAEE President, Pepe Marcos-Iga, to compare notes on their two organisations, and on the two presidential roles. The picture shows Pepe and Bill at an event during the conference where the…
You can follow what the respected John Muir Trust has been doing lately by looking at its Newsletters. You can read them here. One of its current campaigns relates to footpath restoration on majestic Suilven (pictured). This is a community-owned mountain in Assynt, whose ancient geological features are recognised within Scotland’s first European Geopark.
If you click here, it takes you to the conference website of the North American Association for Environmental Education – NAAEE. The conference is in San Diego this year, and exploring the website will give you insight into how rich environmental education is here. NAEE president, Bill Scott, is there at the moment, and you…
The UK Soil Observatory has a map viewer that helps you explore the soil environment where you live and puts soil maps at your fingertips. You can select from over 100 map layers contributed by a range of data providers, covering topics such as soil carbon content, moisture, texture, chemistry and geophysics. You can also search…
The Countryside Classroom was launched last week. We tried out the Places to Visit page, which says: “Countryside Classroom helps you to arrange high-quality class visits that enhance learning about food, farming and the natural environment. You can use the filters on the left of this page to help you find the perfect venue in…
Here are a few recent updates from the Soil Association: 1. In his new book, Everyday Superfood, Jamie Oliver has championed organic food. He says that rather than being an unaffordable luxury, organic is just another word for natural. See: Jamie Oliver 2. On November 5th the Soil Association will hold its 7th annual Soil Symposium. This…
The Awards for outstanding contributions to learning outside the classroom recognise some of those committed to ensuring that young people benefit from engaging and motivating learning outside the classroom. The Awards celebrate the richness of experience which LOtC offers young people, and the some of the many fantastic people involved. The shortlists for each award are here. Voting…
Do you live in West Yorkshire or Greater Manchester? If so, you can apply for two £10,000 grants to help green your neighbourhood. The grants could be used for any ‘urban forestry’ initiative such as planting street trees or creating an urban orchard. The grant is part of the TD Green Streets initiative – a partnership between Leeds’ based TD Direct Investing and…
Did you read recently that the Oxford University Press has been steadily removing (over the last few years) nature-related words from its Junior Dictionary? Examples include: acorn blackberry buttercup fern heather minnow moss sycamore willow An OUP spokesperson said the dictionaries are “designed to reflect language as it is used,…