Professional conferences can inspire, educate and refresh as well as being great places to renew aquaintances and meet fellow professionals in the fields of outdoor learning. I enjoy attending and participating but always prefer to contribute in some way if I can.
I am always happy to devise new workshops on themes associated with outdoor learning, forest education including practical skills, Forest School, experiential learning, creativity, learner autonomy, values/ attitudes/ politics and sustainability. Feedback from participants has included comments such as:
“really helped me think about how to facilitate creativity”
“inspired me to keep on exploring woodlands at a physical, mental and emotional level”
Please get in touch if you would like to discuss an original and innovative workshop for your event.
I have been fortunate to be invited to present talks and workshops at the following excellent events in the past few years:
Samtök áhugafólks um útinám March 2018 Laugarvatn, Iceland
GOZD – forest- the most beautiful and best teacher – Didactics of Outdoor Learning Conference. Oct 2017 CŠOD Bohinj ,Slovenia
EOE 2017 Plymouth Marjon University
Outdoor Education Innovation – Nov 2016 Szczecin, Poland
EOE 2016 – University of Salzburg
“Into the Wild” end of project conference. Podlesice, Poland 2016.
Forest School Association Conference 2014
Forest Education Network
national networking event 2014 (review)
SNU teachers seminar 2014 – Reyjkavik, Iceland.
National Association of Field Studies Officers 2014
Forest School Association Conference 2013
Institute for Outdoor Learning South West Conferences 2011 and 2013
EOE 2012 – Derwent Hill, England
7th European Forest Pedagogics Congress- Dunkeld, Scotland
EOE 2011 – Metsäkartano, Finland