On Christmas Day, the Guardian published a letter with the heading: Screen-based lifestyle harms children’s health It came from a long list of the respectable and the renown. You will be impressed by the list of authors. It began: “A decade ago our first multiple-signatory “toxic childhood” press letter described how children’s health and wellbeing…
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Rooted Forest School is outdoor learning “Rooted in Experience”. It has been involved with the development and provision of Forest School across Herefordshire for a number of years, working from sites around the Midlands and Wales. It offers full programmes of Forest School sessions. It works in partnership with Cambium to provide Outdoor Learning and Forest School training at various…
The Education for Sustainability MSc Team at London South Bank University invites you to its 21st anniversary celebratory conference on 13 January 2017. Speakers include … Stephen Sterling, Professor of Sustainability Education at the Centre for Sustainable Futures, Plymouth University, who will deliver the keynote speech on the importance of Education for Sustainability (EfS) work in an age…
The Journal of Education for Sustainable Development has recently published: Contributions of Education for Sustainable Development (ESD) to Quality Education: A Synthesis of Research This idea of ‘quality education’ is all the vogue these days, especially in UN / UNESCO circles. Here is the Abstract … This research is a synthesis of studies carried out…
The FSC council has arranged a series of workshops in London on natural history. These begin with: Introduction to Trees in Winter Sat 25 February Introduction to Coniferous Trees Sat 18 March Beginners Guide to Bird Watching Sat 25 March Identifying Birds by Sight and Sound Thu 20 April Birdwatching for Beginners Sat 22 April Earthworm Ecology…
Justin Dillon discusses PGCE science teacher education at Bristol University. Introduction How do you prepare teachers to teach about climate change? It’s not just about subject knowledge, as some of our political leaders seem to think, although if you don’t know the difference between weather and climate your students might not see you as much use…
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Here’s a link to an article in the Journal of Glaciology about the disintegration of two glaciers. A glacier near Lake Aru in western Tibet collapsed on 17 July 2016, killing 9 people when more than 70 million cubic kilometres of ice tumbled down a mountain valley, spreading over a distance of 6 kilometres onto the lowland…
Bioluminescence, Arkive says has mystified scientists throughout history, and many aspects of this biological phenomenon are still unknown. It adds: Most bioluminescent species are found in the deep sea, although a small amount of terrestrial organisms also possess the ability to produce light Nine out of ten marine species that live at depths below 1,000 metres…
Dreaming of a Green Christmas. This includes: If you’re asking Santa for a new car, make it an electric one. With Award-winning Ecotricity’s electric highway you can travel the length and breadth of the country completely emissions free. Electric cars have come a long way from where they started and there is even a government grant towards…
Here’s a link to SEEd’s crowdfunding page set up for the SEEd for Change project which sets out to work with and support young people to help them to design their own sustainability projects. SEEd says: “Young people know the world’s problems. They want to do something – but don’t know where to go for support as they design their…