Dec 24, 2014 | Literacy Outdoors
Whilst attending the Real World Learning Network Conference in November 2014 I had the opportunity to chat to Liz Earley, who works for the Field Studies Council. Once we discovered we both used iPads outdoors we took 5 minutes to share some apps. Liz showed me how...
Dec 10, 2014 | Community Involvement, Personal & Holidays
Earlier this week, thanks to Richard Louv’s blog post on the Children and Nature Network, I learned that one of the most inspiring US outdoor educators, Brother Yusuf Burgess, had unexpectedly passed away on 5th December. He had lived and worked in Albany,...
Dec 6, 2014 | Early Years Outdoors, Health & Wellbeing, Technologies
‘”Hot soup was a jolly good idea, it’s so very cold this morning but then it’s very early, the sun is only just coming up – look!” They finished their breakfast watching the blue water turn to dancing gold, even the rocks gleamed in...
Nov 4, 2014 | Developing School Grounds & Outdoor Spaces, Early Years Outdoors
Entrances matter. They provide the first indications of what a school or setting is like inside – or beyond the gate. They convey not just a physical message but also a hidden message about what the establishment values. At Highway Farm and Little Explorers...
Oct 29, 2014 | Developing School Grounds & Outdoor Spaces, Early Years Outdoors
Do you ever visit a place and the moment you arrive, a tingle of excitement runs down your spine? This happened to me at Highway Farm. Every tree planted, every stake hammered into the ground and every feature created is part of the never-ending story of how this...
