A Perspective on Training
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 →
Tag: education
Make a Gypsy Flower Pony
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
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”
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
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
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.
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.
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?
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
“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 →