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Kickstarting a Whole School Approach to Gardening

Jun 30, 2015 | Gardening

Last week I had the privilege of visiting Riverbank Primary School in Aberdeen to be one of several judges of the trug gardening competition. This year, the school decided that it would be a great way to celebrate the outdoor spaces and raise awareness of the benefits...

Multiplication Pebbles

Jun 14, 2015 | Maths Outdoors

Multiplication pebbles are a very simple resource. I have put 10 pebbles in one bag to represent the 3 times table. As illustrated above, each pebbles has the number 3 painted on it with acrylic deco pens. Each pebble is a different colour. For some children, learning...

Is Outdoor Learning in Scotland Blossoming?

Jun 9, 2015 | Whole School

Rob Bushby is UK Manager of the John Muir Award – the John Muir Trust’s environmental award scheme. In this detailed guest blog post, he takes in the view of the strategic landscape of Outdoor Learning in Scotland. How about this for a statement of intent...