Posts in Education
3 Great resources to use in the Outdoors

As a teacher and outdoor enthusiast, I am continually looking for new ways to support and improve learning. This post highlights 3 great resources that can be used in the classroom and in the Great Outdoors, to help support and further develop personal development, as well as key learning skills.

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Go Green in 2019

It is time for me to GO GREEN in 2019. To cut back on all the unnecessary bad stuff and do more to help shape a positive future. Find out all about Going Green in 2019 in my latest Blog Post and why I think it is something we all should start to do in the year ahead. Together let us make a difference to the world we live in and begin to follow a more sustainable approach to life in general.

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The Surprising Benefits of Outdoor Learning

During my own childhood and Primary Schooling, back in the 1980’s. I have very clear and distinct memories of how cool my school was. With my local Primary School being a diverse and exciting place, where I was not only lucky enough to be inspired by the world around me, but also by the bold and inspirational individuals who led us along this beautiful learning journey. One thing was clear, I really enjoyed learning from the Great Outdoors.

Find out more about the Surprising Benefits of Outdoor Learning in my new blog post.

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‘Thoughts and Stories from the Great Outdoors’

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Children should be embracing the Outdoors

Children should be embracing the outdoors.

My thoughts and response to the proposals set out by Education Minister Damian Hinds and his encouraging words about children utilising the outdoors as a creative learning tool. To learn in the outdoors and to incorporate good practice back in the classroom.

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WOW Park - The perfect day out for any adventurer

WOW Park: A great day out for all would-be adventurers. I recently had the chance to spend the day adventuring in the Danish Woodlands, at an amazing outdoor adventure playground. It was an exhilarating experience, climbing and swinging in the treetops. Rediscovering your childhood, as nature intended.

Read what I thought of this pretty impressive place, in my latest Blog Post.

‘Thoughts and Stories from the Great Outdoors’

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Do more of what makes you happy

'Do more of what makes you happy’ is a frequently used saying. It is also a saying that is often misused or perhaps overlooked. Feeling happy or finding happiness in life is something we all seek. How we get there or how long it takes, is always a question the individual has to answer themselves.

A practical view on how we can utilise what is all around us in order to bring some extra positive thinking and overall happiness into our lives.

‘Thoughts and Stories from the Great Outdoors’

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How to Make a Stone Age Dwelling

Prehistory - Life in the Stone Age

One great thing about being a teacher is that you get to participate in some fantastic projects. Projects that are not exciting for you (the teacher), but also the children you are teaching.

Over the past few weeks my class has been excited about learning more about Prehistory and in particular life during the Neolithic and Palaeolithic periods

Find out more about what we have been up to in my latest blog post. How to make Stone Age dwelling.

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A Sustainable and Self Sufficient place to live

In pursuit of further developing creativity, I decided to present my class with another open-ended and creative task.

A task that would not only encourage the children I teach to work together, think expansively, but also build stronger levels of resilience and perseverance in order to reach and hopefully achieve a desirable goal.

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Get Back to Nature - Digital Detox

Time for a Digital Detox

I remember the days when Social Media and electronic devices didn’t exist. I remember the days when I (personally) would spend hours of my day, care free and out in the fresh air.

This new blog post highlights another reason why it is important to ‘get back to nature’and give your body and mind a Digital Detox.

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