NAAEE’s 2017 conference is taking place in San Juan, Puerto Rico from 18th to 21st October. Here’s a link with more details, and this is what NAAEE says: What is our vision for the field? How can we best build on the past 40+ years to create a more vibrant, inclusive, and effective field? How…
Click here to read the latest from Solutions for the Planet which is a social enterprise, working with businesses, schools and communities to promote education for sustainable development, science, technology, engineering and maths (STEM) careers for young people. It is committed to: Innovative, sustainable and entrepreneurial solutions to environmental and societal problems, led by young people Inspiring…
Here’s a recent RSPB blog (by Kevin Middleton) about the forthcoming Big Garden Birdwatch. It begins: “Before this weekend I rarely spent a prolonged period of time watching the birds in our garden. It was a revelation to see who visited and I am now ‘hooked’!” We get messages like this from thousands of people every year…
Green Light SouthWest is hosting an ESD Teachmeet on March 2nd from 1630 to 1830 at the University of Bristol University. The meet is open to teachers and educators of all phases and the emphasis will be on sharing ideas, good practice, and pedagogy from across the region. Speakers and topics include: Professor Justin Dillon – ESD Current context for…
The Magic Breakfast project provided 106 schools with support and resources to offer a free, universal, before-school breakfast club, including to all Year 2 and Year 6 pupils. The aim of the project was to improve attainment outcomes by increasing the number of children who ate a healthy breakfast. The schools in the project were…
The focus of this year’s UKSSD conference (28th Feb & 1st March) is how to translate the ambition of the 17 SD Goals (and 169 targets) into transformative action for the UK. UKSSD supports organisations who are working to advance sustainable development in the UK. Its focus and strategy is informed by the expertise of its partners. It…
Between 26 February and 3 March 2017, Think Global is organising a ‘social and solidarity economy’ speaker tour around London and the South East, to coincide with Fairtrade Fortnight 2017. Working with our partners at Zaytoun, we’ve had a great response and the schedule for our three visitors from India and Palestine is filling up fast. The…
The 2017 National Playwark Conference takes place on 7th / 8th March at the Mansion Lions Hotel and the Albany Hotel: Grand Parade, Eastbourne BN21 3YR You can see full details here. And you can find details of the Annual Playwork Awards: here.
ERE is another acronym to keep up to date with. It stands for Education for Responsible Entrepreneurship which is “an alternative approach to enterprise education”. “These troubled economic times mean that we need enterprising people now more than ever. Fresh thinkers who spot opportunities, apply their entrepreneurial talents and overcome the obstacles to make their ideas…
Here’s a reminder about Rotary’s endangered species project which NAEE is pleased to be associated with. Teachers are invited to encourage their students to participate in an endangered species project and design and produce a leaflet showing how arctic animals particularly Polar bears are affected by Climate Change. Students are also encouraged to produce a depiction of a polar…
So says the latest blog from the New Nature Movement. Their latest blogs include the following: YOUR CHILD’S GREATEST CLASSROOM: Nature’s Role in the Development of Character and Spirituality in Children FORGING FRESH TRACKS: Bringing America Together through Youth ERRAND TIME AS NATURE TIME: Finding a Way to Give Your Kids a Daily Dose of…
The British Trust for Ornithology is working with EDF Energy to see ‘What’s Under Your Feet’ The Trust says: We know little about the distribution of soil invertebrates across Britain or which factors influence their abundance such as climate and soil type. Engaging schools in this project provides an excellent opportunity to answer these questions,…