Here’s a blog post from the Hampshire & Isle of Wight Wildlife Trust on the importance of learning outside. It begins: It’s a myth to think that learning outside the classroom is ‘just play’ – we’ve seen first-hand how play helps children develop their social, emotional and physical skills. Every young person should experience the…
Click here to see something of the Whirlybird Theatre Company’s underground eco-drama: Underneath your feet in the muddy brown soil squirms the world’s best kept secret – a wonderful, magical creature called the Worm. Join Wilma and William, two nature lovers, on a journey underground as they discover a family of friendly, musical worms and their colourful…
Are you confused about what an El Niño is, and how it starts (or not)? And are you, perhaps, not all that clear about the Walker circulation either – we certainly weren’t! Last week’s Economist looked in readable detail at the Pacific Ocean phenomena that so significantly influences our weather even though it’s half a world away.
Vitamin N might not feature in all manuals of nutrition, but to Richard Louv and the Children and Nature Network in the USA, it is hugely important. The mission of the Network is to lead the movement to connect all children, their families and communities to nature through innovative ideas, evidence-based resources and tools, broad-based…
A new publication, ‘Not Just Hot Air – Putting Climate Change Education into Practice’, presents UNESCO’s recent work in supporting education policy-makers and teacher educators to act on climate change. It includes national case studies on UNESCO country pilots in the Dominican Republic, Guyana, Mauritius, Tuvalu and South Africa, making accessible results and lessons learned. …
The Guardian is reporting a NASA study which says that sea levels worldwide have risen by an average of almost 8cm since 1992 because of warming waters and melting ice. In 2013, the IPCC predicted sea levels would rise from between 0.3 and 0.9m by the end of the century, but this new research suggests that the…
Cycle to Work Day is on September 3rd this year. Will you be joining in this national event supported by Denise van Outen and Cyclescheme? It aims to encourage everyone to cycle to work. The hope is, of course, that you might do it more than once a year.
So begins Simon Barnes’ article in the Guardian about the experiences he and his son, Eddie, had outdoors encouraged by the Wildlife Trust’s Wild June idea. Barnes went on: “The Trusts had plenty of ideas for stolen wild moments, but Eddie and I had quite a few as well. Making a bit of a project of…
Resources for Rethinking provides access to lesson plans, curriculum units and other teaching resources that integrate environmental, social and economic spheres through learning that is interdisciplinary and action oriented. Each resource is reviewed by experienced classroom teachers and matched to relevant curriculum outcomes for all Canadian provinces and territories. Whether that means they’re ok for the UK…
What is the purpose of education? asks UNESCO in a new book to stimulate the discussion on the role of learning and education in the 21st century. The book, Rethinking education – towards a global common good? was released at the World Education Forum 2015 in Incheon, South Korea, and is part of the policy debate and negotiations…