Think Global’s conference is on 13th October this year – today. Its focus is: How do we create a new generation willing to learn and act to make the world more just and sustainable? Faaria Ahmad, who is organising this event, says: “Despite massive challenges facing the world, there are many ripples of positive change happening across…
UNESCO and the National Centre for Scientific Research (CNRS-France), in partnership with Indigenous Peoples of Africa Coordinating Committee and Tebtebba, is organizing an international conference on indigenous knowledge and climate change. It’s taking place between 2-4 November 2016, Marrakesh, in conjunction with the UN Climate Conference (COP-22). For information go to www.indigenous2016.org.
Here are a number of professional development opportunities for learning outside the classroom: Taking Learning Outside Delivered in partnership with Learning through Landscapes, Taking Learning Outside is ideal for teachers, early years practitioners and support staff who are new taking learning outside. You will take away lots of practical activities for teaching literacy, numeracy and…
Climate Action has announced that 6 billion plastic bags have been saved since the 5p plastic bag charge was introduced. It says that the number of plastic bags given to customers in England’s seven main supermarkets has fallen from 7.6 billion in 2014 to less than 600 million this year so far. Despite this, more than £29…
MyGardenSchool – learning with experts offers online horticulture courses and gardening courses by best-selling authors, acclaimed garden designers and RHS Chelsea Flower Show Gold Medal winners. There are over 30 courses to choose from including garden design courses, vegetable gardening courses, flower arranging courses and more. More detail here.
Connecting Classrooms is offering a new professional learning opportunity for primary and secondary teachers in Scotland to develop their practice in relation to Learning for Sustainability [LfS]. This professional learning initiative by the University of Edinburgh and Learning for Sustainability Scotland in partnership with the British Council, is an opportunity for teachers to grapple with…
The Director-General of UNESCO, Irina Bokova, has named the three laureates of the 2016 UNESCO-Japan Prize on Education for Sustainable Development (ESD): the Centre for Community Regeneration and Development (CCREAD-Cameroon) from Cameroon; the Okayama ESD Promotion Commission from Japan; and the National Union of Students UK (NUS-UK) from the United Kingdom This is the second…
Call of the Wild 2017 is a year-long foundation course in outdoor education leadership with WildWise in association with Schumacher College. The course leader is Chris Salisbury, with guest contributors. It will be based at Schumacher College and locations on Dartmoor and the River Dart. The course runs from Friday, 31 March, 2017 to Monday, 20 November, 2017. There’s more information here.
These are the latest offers from the Geographical Association Top Spec Geography: Changing Places Geography gives you options And these are the latest journal article bundles: Changing Places (Geography) Changing Places (Teaching Geography) Changing Places case studies (Teaching Geography) Extended writing (Teaching Geography) Feedback and marking (Teaching Geography) Global governance (Geography) Global systems (Geography) Landscape…
Click here to read a range of blogs on the Children and Nature website. They include: A Global Odyssey to Connect Kids with Nature Rekindling a Relationship with Nature in the City Connecting Kids to Nature Through Story Here’s an Easy Way to Get a Regular Dose of Nature
To mark National Poetry Day, here is the essential environmental education poem: Wordsworth’s The Tables Turned: Up! up! my Friend, and quit your books; Or surely you’ll grow double: Up! up! my Friend, and clear your looks; Why all this toil and trouble? The sun above the mountain’s head, A freshening lustre mellow Through all…
Click here to find some recent posts c/o the Countryside Jobs Service. The jobs advertised in this Month’s edition: Conservation Officer – Central Nature Reserves, Worcester Wildlife Trust (Lower Smite Farm, Hindlip near Worcester) Professional Development Coordinator, Chartered Institute of Ecology and Environmental Management (Winchester) Ecologist, Dartmoor National Park Authority Community Engagement Officer (Save our Magnificent Meadows…