NAAEE – the North American Association for Environmental Education – has recognised Nicole Ardoin, associate professor at the Stanford Graduate School of Education, with one of its highest honors for her outstanding contributions to research. Stanford’s website says: “Nicole’s research emphasizes the importance of learning experiences that are social, place-based, immersive, connected to the natural world…
The Festival of Nature says it’s the UK’s largest free, public celebration of the natural world and one of the only major tourist events to span Bristol and Bath, providing a dedicated education programme. Exhibiting options range from major Festival marquees for larger organisations to host interactive activities, to table-top stands for local groups seeking to…
Here’s a link to the Kenyan Wildlife Service where you’ll find links to all the national parks in the country, including the Nairobi NP which celebrated its 70th anniversary late last year. This is how it describes itself: “The World’s Wildlife Capital”. A short drive out of Nairobi’s central business district is the Nairobi National Park.…
Here’s a link to an article in the Guardian about the Chinese announcement in late 2016 that it would act against the many illegal ivory carving businesses in the country. The article suggests that celebrations about this diplomatic success may be premature. One issue is that China sees such carving as an example of intangible…
Thanks to SEEd News for alerting us that The Centre for Alternative Technology (CAT) will be delivering a hands-on workshop for KS3 and 4 at the ASE Annual Conference, 2017. This will look at renewable and non-renewable energy resources within the context of eco-systems, atmospheric science and the impacts of increased levels of carbon dioxide and…
FACE has published its 2016 annual report. It is championing A better future for children – when children understand where the food they eat comes from and how much work goes into producing it they value it, which means they are less likely to waste it and more likely to invest in healthy options. A better…
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…