Creative outdoor learning, team building & training in nature
Opportunities Risks Benefits The saying goes that every cloud has a silver lining…this is a post about how to find a silver lining when an Eeek! moment happens when children are involved in play or learning outside…though it can be applied anywhere! There’s a free PDF flow chart at the end too – to help you manage … Read more
Thursday 12th Feb: Musical Woods – Creative music making and woodcraft skills for outdoor learning Friday 13th: The Wonder of Music, Maths and Science outdoors – How to use patterns & sequences in nature to inspire activities, games, music making and inquiry in the outdoor classroom. Do you want some fresh and fun ideas to add … Read more
Learning through landscapes have teamed up with one of my heroes Sir David Attenborough to make a video reminding us of the importance of nature time within the school day:
Would you be interested in coming to Trill farm to spend 4 days and three nights with on a camp facilitated by Chris Holland? Aimed at families with Primary aged children (my son is 7), this would be a three night camp aimed at learning some basic bushcraft skills, making dens you can sleep in … Read more
In a seldom used part of the school grounds there are stirrings and rustlings in the undergrowth…classes of children were tempted out in a break in the wet weather today to have some playful creative outdoor learning time with me. St Johns International School uses an inquiry based learning system of study I really like. … Read more
When 7 guys turn up at the woods and one of them is dressed in a PIkachu outfit it’s fairly obvious that it’s another Stag weekend! A strange ritual now began; one of the challenges the best man had set the stag was to kiss everyones knees before we began the shelter building and fire … Read more
Music Making in the woods with Chris Holland (Musician, Author and Environmental Educator) TO BOOK NOW and call Slava! Tel. 01299 250513 Thursday 23rd October 2014 Learn activities, games and tricks to encourage music making in the outdoors with all ages. The day will explore patterns in music using the natural world for inspiration and work with … Read more
I have recently been doing some storytelling on the topic of Trees, in the woods near Preston Primary School in Torquay, to give some inspiration for creative writing for the yr 4s. “Thankyou so much for a wonderful day of storytelling yesterday, we have just been learning one of your stories off by heart with … Read more
Last week, during the fine autumnal weather, every class came out into the school grounds for some creative outdoor learning with me. The school has some lovely grounds and the teachers wanted a more ideas on how to use them in relation to specific topics. Here’s a couple of comments from the teachers, first from … Read more
We we lucky enough to have Wendy Tobiassen along as one of the helpers one night at this years Shambala festival Bushcamp, and not only did she provide some excellent granny style emotional support, she also happened to be playing with a new camera. She has taken some excellent shots – albeit only on the … Read more