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Are We Digital Natives from a Different Era?

Oct 23, 2013 | Whole School

This week, Tim Gill of Rethinking Childhood wrote an interesting piece, Is Technology the Enemy of an Outdoor Childhood? It is well worth reading and responding to. In many ways, I feel the debate about digital technology in the context of outdoors is done and...

The Art of Woodland Play

Oct 20, 2013 | Community Involvement, Developing School Grounds & Outdoor Spaces, Early Years Outdoors

Do you ever stumble across interesting play spaces? When went for a walk into the Queen Elizabeth Forest Park nearby Aberfoyle. Scottish Forest has been very busy creating an accessible walk that is just right for a young family to complete in an afternoon....

Autumn Wires featuring Berries

Oct 12, 2013 | Nature Play & Learning, Science Outdoors

Autumn is really here. The conkers have been gathered. The leaves made into art work. The rosehips turned into syrup. And now the berries have been threaded onto wire. This was all a bit of an investigation which was prompted by an activity I ran in one of the Wee...