Click here to see the “Game Changers Under 25: What Can We Learn?” video from the NAAEE conference in San Diego (2015). The Youth Panel was: Ta’Kaiya Blaney, Vincent Culliver, David Ricardo Flores Gonzales, Charles Orgbon III The moderator was NAAEE’s Juan Martinez.
Here’s a link to the latest from Australian Geographic. There are features on cyclone Debbie, killer possums and jellyfish brains – and space junk. And this is a link to the National Geographic where are are features on jag, spiders and rock climbing.
The latest from Outdoor families can be seen here. There are features on: Camping 101: Utilize storage bins for car camping success Hiking Snack Attack: 7 Kid-Approved Trail Snack Ideas Forest Schools: Education in the great outdoors Pacific Coast Highway: OFM’s Guide to an Epic Family Road Trip Watch for Horses at Salt River, Arizona…
The Global Learning Programme’s resources page has a month’s worth of resources. Here are the links: Days 1–10: Development and the SDGs (GLP) More or less equal? (GLP) Dollar Street (Gapminder) Poverty (GLP) Poverty and Human Rights (Amnesty) World Food Day (GLP) How do we stop new diseases spreading? (British Council) Education for all (GLP) Stories from…
The Guardian reports £4.6m lottery grant to help a range of endangered species, including the ladybird spider, the shrill carder bee, the chequered skipper butterfly, the bearded false darkling beetle, the royal splinter cranefly, the prostrate perennial knawel, and interrupted brome. Now, be honest, how many of those did you know existed, let alone were endangered?…
Nominations are now open for the Global Educator of the Year Award 2017. Think Global says that, if you know of any educators delivering great global learning around the Sustainable Development Goals, do consider nominating them for its Award. TG says: “We welcome nominations of classroom teachers, teaching assistants, school governors, head teachers, and anyone who works in…
Click here to find the latest blogs from the New Nature Network. What you’ll find will include: The Wisdom of Water: Reflections of an Outdoor Educator by Katie Vogel Seven Cities Activate Strategies to Connect Kids to Nature by Priya Cook The Real Nature Channel: Time for Kids to Tune In by Arden Bucklin-Sporer and more … .…
Gardeners and would-be gardeners are being invited to kick-start their gardening year with fun green-fingered gardening activities at the Big Dig Food Growing Event (on national Big Dig Day), at Martineau Gardens on Saturday 22 April, from 2pm – 4pm. The Community Garden in Edgbaston, Birmingham is hosting the free event to encourage people to grow their own food,…
Every year NUS surveys UK students nationally on their attitudes towards, and expectations on, sustainability. Consistently more than 60% of students report that they want to learn more about sustainability, regardless of their academic discipline, with a clear preference for sustainability to be woven into existing course content rather than through separate electives. Through the Responsible…
Countryside Classroom has announced that the the Bumblebee Conservation Trust has won top funding from the Aviva Community Fund. They have been awarded £25,000 for Pollinating the Peak. This project is based in Derbyshire and has education and community engagement at its core. There are five strands: buzzing gardens buzzing communities buzzing schools buzzing tourism and skills…