Discover NAEE’s environmental education journal features, a curated selection of articles from the NAEE journal, offering key insights, practical ideas, and inspiration to support high-quality environmental teaching and learning.
Fostering Youth Leadership in Urban Places
Fostering Youth Leadership in Urban Places is one of the two articles published by Green Teacher in its Summer 2016 edition that is freely available to read. We are highlighting it here to draw your attention both to the article, and to Green Teacher itself, as this is a journal that NAEE finds to be consistently [...]
Insects – little things that run the world
Dr Luke Tilley, Director of Outreach and Development at the Royal Entomological Society, writes about insects. Insects are easily the most abundant and diverse group of animals, with over 24,000 species in the UK alone. They can be found in almost every habitat on Earth and are fundamentally important to [...]
Engaging children with nature through drama and storytelling
Sara Marshall, Eco Drama Schools Officer explores its latest project Out to Play. Founded in 2007, Eco Drama engages, entertains & inspires people of all ages to value and care for our natural world through inventive theatre, music, storytelling and creative learning workshops. Eco Drama’s latest project ‘Out to Play’ [...]
Natural Chemistry – Outdoors!
Natural Chemistry – Outdoors! is one of the two articles published by Green Teacher in its pharmacy from canada to us April 2016 edition that is freely available to read. We are highlighting it here to draw your attention both to the article, and to Green Teacher itself, as this [...]
Marazion School joins the Great Eggcase Hunt
Cat Gordon, Conservation Officer at the Shark Trust relates Marazion School's work in a citizen science recording project On the 19th June 2015, Marazion School joined the Shark Trust in search of mermaids’ purses as part of the citizen science recording project, the Great Eggcase Hunt. The school group gathered on [...]
Froglife’s Green Pathways project
Becca Neal, Green Projects Officer at Froglife, writes about the Green Pathways project. I love my job; I get to be outside most days, I get paid to toast marshmallows and I know for sure that what I do really helps people. I work for the environmental charity Froglife. We are [...]
Cool Seas Investigators: a community action learning initiative
Jenny Griffiths, Education Officer at the Marine Conservation Society, explores the Cool Seas Investigators (CSI) project. The Marine Conservation Society (MCS) is the UK charity dedicated to the protection of our seas, shores and wildlife. It campaigns for clean seas and beaches, sustainable fisheries, and improved protection of marine life and [...]
Let the Games Begin
Let the Games Begin is one of the two articles published by Green Teacher in its February 2016 edition that is freely available to read. We are highlighting it here to draw your attention both to the article, and to Green Teacher itself, as this is a journal that NAEE [...]
Evidence about the effectiveness of outdoor learning
Here is the summary of research findings from recent research by UCL, the IOL and Just Giving. Overall, it found that there is no comprehensive or regular (repeated) survey of the scale of outdoor learning in the UK. There are some studies of specific outdoor learning activities (eg, of particular types, or in [...]
RSPB helps schools to explore their local environment
Tim Webb, Communications Officer at the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds, explores RSPB's work with schools. "Get out!" is what the RSPB wants teachers to shout at their students as part of a movement to use outdoor spaces as classrooms. The conservation charity has been delivering outdoor education on [...]
