Jun 26, 2014 | Community Involvement, Developing School Grounds & Outdoor Spaces, Health & Wellbeing
I love stumbling across features in school grounds which make me drool. The dirt bike track at Muirfield Primary School in Aberdeen is one of them. It is cool… The community appear to think so too. In the past, most developments in the grounds have been...
Jun 15, 2014 | Art & Music Outdoors, Developing School Grounds & Outdoor Spaces
Do you ever see children interacting with murals on playground walls? Very often murals and boards are a decorative presence rather than a playful presence. They may have originally been a class project. Over the years such projects can loose their meaning to all...
Jun 8, 2014 | Literacy Outdoors
Just before the Easter break, I had the privilege of being part of the I’m a Kid Get Me Out of Here conference organised by Kirklees CC and based at the brilliant Cliffe House – a council run outdoor studies and conference centre. If you click on the link...
Jun 5, 2014 | Community Involvement, Personal & Holidays
Recently, I was presenting at a Kirklees Council conference, I’m a Kid, Get Me Out of Here, which was based at Cliffe House. This council-run outdoor centre is a wonderful place. Aside from a beautiful location, really quirky dormitories with decent beds...
