Creative outdoor learning, team building & training in nature
To my surprise it was more of a “sten do” than a “stag do”. I like the unexpected. We all met at the edge of the woods. It was a bit of a rush to get the kit into the woods and camp set up cos the sun was beginning to set and the clouds … Read more
Last week I completed a combination of INSET training and creative learning outdoors workshops for Stamford Junior School. During the first afternoon of this term I spent three hours with the staff engaging them in the outdoor classroom, and teaching them about Natural Flow Learning. We found ourselves in a little used part of the … Read more
Whittle a sycamore canoe video, stars on the beach, foraging courses, Easter and Summer Camps at Trill and more! The glorious warmer weather has seen my son and I doing some more sedentary things… here is a short video of the two of us making a mini canoe – working together with a knife and … Read more
I am getting excited about the keynote speech and workshops I will be delivering next week at the Outdoor Learning Conference in Sandwell, West Midlands, next week. I shall be talking and encouraging discussion about a sense of place – what is it? how do we feel it or engage with it? There will be … Read more
Welcome and thanks for taking a moment to read this post. I am excited because I am so close to having I Love my world in all ebook formats…there is a free sample when you sign up to my newsletter in the middle “sidebar” over there > Sign up and I will let you know … Read more
Sometime it’s time to put out a big shout! HOME WANTED for nature loving family. Thank you for taking a moment to read this request, and passing it on! We are a family of five living in east Devon, nr Sidmouth.We have three children of 21, 14 and 6 years old (our eldest is mostly … Read more
The Natural Storytellers and Natural Musicians Enrichment programmes have so far taken the form of five to ten week programmes designed to help students develop their writing skills and musical abilities. [shashin type=”album” id=”1″ size=”large” crop=”n” columns=”max” caption=”y” order=”date” position=”center”] The slideshow shows some of the activities and the smiling faces as we played … Read more
Here are a few photos taken above the a303 nr Mere, on the western edge of Salisbury Plain, Sunday morning.
Teambuilding, connecting to self, each other and the local environment with bushcraft and nature connection games and activities – what a great way to start the term and school year! I was recently invited back to Canterbury one Sunday morning in September. The weather was set to change from fair to stormy by the evening … Read more
Last Friday was a first for me, not only did I stand up regularly on a surf board at Croyde bay, I delivered a talk on foraging INDOORS! I was asked by the North Devon groups of the Devon Wildlife Trust to give a talk and slideshow on foraging. So I made a slideshow, and … Read more