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interview with Richard

A Perspective on Training

  • By Richard
  • December 6, 2016
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 Youth and Environment Europe are an umbrella NGO for  youth organisations involved in environmental protection in 26  European countries. I have been involved in a couple of their projects as … Continue Reading →

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Make a Gypsy Flower Pony

  • By Richard
  • July 27, 2016
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                  This is a rudimentary jig that I made to ease the process of making Gypsy Flowers with a knife or shave … Continue Reading →

Forest School Training – Caveat emptor

  • By Richard
  • June 13, 2016
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  So you have decided that you want to embark on the journey to become a Level 3 qualified Forest School Practitioner.  An increasing number of training providers and a … Continue Reading →

“Schools Out – Lessons from a Forest Kindergarten”

  • By Richard
  • January 7, 2016
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This award winning documentary by Lisa Molomot and Rona Richter is set in the town of Langnau am Albis in Switzerland where parents of 4 to 7 year olds can … Continue Reading →

Environmental Education for Sustainability

  • By Richard
  • October 13, 2014
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My good friends at Youth and Environment Europe based in Prague, have recently published a 32 page booklet entitled “Environmental Education for Sustainability”. This is a product of a week … Continue Reading →

Playing pirates on Boxing Day

  • By Richard
  • April 6, 2013
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There isn’t often much chance to get photos or video when running sessions but I was playing with a new camera on boxing day when all this great stuff happened … Continue Reading →

Feeling healthier by the seaside.

  • By Richard
  • July 17, 2012
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The Geographer in me rushed at this article with abundant skepticism, thinking that it was going to be another example of poor reporting of research in the press, but the … Continue Reading →

Guidance for leading Forest Education experiences.

  • By Richard
  • June 18, 2012
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If you work with children and young people in the state education system, you will no doubt be aware of the various guidance that exists for leaders of outdoor education, … Continue Reading →

Why Use Wood?

  • By Richard
  • June 7, 2012
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As the new Forest Education Network in England is renewing the emphasis on education about timber and forest products, this little animation from the Danish wood initiative tells the story … Continue Reading →

John Holt

  • By Richard
  • April 30, 2012
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“We who believe that children want to learn about the world, are good at it, and can be trusted to do it with very little adult coercion or interference, are … Continue Reading →

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Outdoor Education and Training

I enable staff and pupils to get the most from outdoor experiences. Through training adults, leading one-off sessions or running bespoke programmes, the genuine cross-curricular potential of learning outside the classroom can be unlocked. Promoting child-initiated learning is central to what I do, based on 20 years of teaching, management and training.

“a teacher who not only clearly knows his stuff but also knows how to teach”

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