Oct 7, 2015 | Community Involvement, RME Outdoors, Social Subjects Outdoors
In 2014 I posted about the love locks I came across in Vilnius. I’ve kept this post much as it is and have left it down below. Not long afterwards, whilst working at St James Primary School in Caerphilly, I discovered a lovely twist on this tradition,...
Oct 1, 2015 | Art & Music Outdoors, Community Involvement, Social Subjects Outdoors
Since 2009 Inverallochy School has been actively making its school grounds an exciting place to play and learn. They are one of many schools now demonstrating that this is a process and not a product. It’s not about a one-off grant fund application or waiting...
Sep 27, 2015 | Gardening, Nature Play & Learning, Technologies
Every autumn or spring, I like to try something new or different to make with foraged or grown fruit and berries. I’ve tried making rosehip syrup which was lovely. This year I managed to be sufficiently organised to try my hand at making a fruit leather. You can...
Sep 12, 2015 | Early Years Outdoors, Literacy Outdoors
For many years my blog post about stones was the most popular one on this website. The dash of colour added to stones is so much more than a lick of paint. Whilst undecorated stones have a multitude of uses, I thought it was time to celebrate literacy value of this...
Sep 6, 2015 | Whole School
One year ago I spent two mornings working with a small group of teachers at St Geradine’s Primary School in Lossiemouth. The Depute Head, Fiona Stevenson, who was leading the outdoor learning improvements, contacted me in August to let me know how the school was...
