When the classroom is the outdoors the possibilities are endless. Phoebe Doyle explores the practicalities, the realities and the huge potentials of the outdoor nursery concept
… | 26th July 2011 Activism Schools Outdoors Education Nature Wildlife Environmental Education 1new001.jpg Climbing the walls: kids … another is the default position at home, some educationalists are yearning to set children …
Many of us have forgotten how it feels to be truly alone, with jobs, families and now the endless stream of digital information all vying for our attention. But taking time out with just nature for company can provide a myriad of physical, emotional and mental benefits, write BRAD DANIEL, ANDREW BOBILYA and KEN KALISCH
… leadership . We study and teach outdoor education and related fields at several … 2nd Nature TREC, LLC , a training, research, education and consulting firm. We became … in the outdoors because many wilderness education programs have embraced the …
New study into the impact of outdoor activity on children's wellbeing suggests being outside makes youngsters feel more confident.
… November 2019 News Nature Connection School Education Learning Science & Systems … College London's (UCL) Institute of Education studied children taking part in … Michael Reiss, of UCL's Institute of Education, said: "Each generation seems to …
New guide for teachers hopes to focus school curriculum on environmental issues and sustainability.
… Staff Reporter | 1st April 2019 News Nature Education National Curriculum Change Makers … these young people and to develop for them an education that prepares them to engage …
Fear of traffic risks and ‘stranger danger’ are holding our children captive indoors. For the sake of their health and development, and for the environment they will one day need to protect, we have to find ways of getting them into the wild.
… 23rd September 2005 News Child's Play Nature Education Woods Obesity Child Children Outdoors Children Education Food And Health Mental Health … encounter most meaning, and that adult-led educational activities are a poor second-best …
'An economy based on ownership of land ignores the interconnected ecosystems of soil that support fertility and biodiversity, to the extent that all of life is now threatened.'
… the search for truth that is at the heart of education. Trinity College purports to support … that make up the Oxford and Cambridge elite educational institutions. What was most … by XR Cambridge highlighted not only the educational hypocrisy of Trinity College …
Our relationship with nature has emerged as one of the most valuable sources of resilience and pleasure during lockdown.
… managing work routines, children's education and our emotional wellbeing. The … concerned with well-being; economic, health, education, transport. At the same time that …
LIZ HOSKEN tells how bringing together African and Amazonian peoples has informed a campaign for a new Earth jurisprudence.
… modern industrial institutions – economics, education, religion, politics, law and … and developed their own endogenous health and education programmes across their territories. …
The impending renewal of the license for a uranium mine in Nebraska has ignited a years long resistance among those - most of them women - for whom good health and safe, clean water in the Ogallala aquifer is as important as life itself, writes Suree Towfighnia. But for others, jobs and money come first. Now the Nuclear Regulatory Commission must reach its decision.
… the community, hosting screenings and educational events where people could safely …
Left-wing, progressive politicians hold sway across Latin America, writes Benjamin Dangl. But defying their own 'green' rhetoric, they are committed to mining and other environmentally damaging development. Now they face growing resistance from small farmers and indigenous peoples.
… programs, expand access to healthcare and education, redistribute wealth, empower … Program for global programs in healthcare, education and other areas. Last August, with … social programs in healthcare, pensions, education and infrastructure development. The …
Jules Pretty sets out a plan to engage people with Nature and create more sustainable and enjoyable living for everyone. The first call to action is: “Every child outdoors every day”.
… Jules Pretty | 3rd March 2017 Other Nature Education the artist and his wife,lefkas.jpg … to affect large numbers of people, such as in education, mental health, social care or …
Belo Monte is just one of a dozen giant dam projects Brazil plans to build in the Amazon region in the coming decades and opens up the world's largest tropical rainforest to oil and mining exploration
A visit to the Awa Guajá where people have died from sadness as well as guns since their land became a freight line for the world’s biggest iron-ore mine. Part 1 of 2.
… highest points in the jungle and demanded an education system that could quickly teach them … bilingual, intercultural and community education, these guidelines are not respected. … their elders die, but now they understand the education system does not shape citizens or …
When Michael Buckley took a white water rafting trip in Tibet in 2005, he had no idea of the adventure he was embarking on - a ten-year investigation of China ruthless exploitation of Tibet's mineral and hydroelectric resources, and its systematic attack on indigenous Tibetans, their culture and their survival on the land.
… more than the entire budget spent in Tibet on education and healthcare since the Chinese …
Australia's governments and mining giant Adani have announced the go ahead for a mega mine - despite the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization's (UNESCO) warnings over climate change and the likely impact on the Great Barrier Reef. MAXINE NEWLANDS reports
… for a mega mine - despite the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural …
Forget France; the UK is home to some of the coolest holiday spots on the planet. Whether you want scenery, natural phenomena or a dose of eco-luxury, there’s a British break to suit you
The hot list: 10 hip, green UK destinations for 2012 Ruth Styles | 13th February 2012 Ethical Living UK Glamping Travel New Forest Cornwall Wales Hiking Cycling Nature holding.jpg Forget France; the …
Deutsche Bank economist Pavan Sukhdev is heading up the groundbreaking TEEB (The Economics of Ecosystems and Biodiversity) report and doing for nature what Sir Nicholas Stern did for climate change - valuing it
… save a little bit and put it into a child's education and that is how the next generation …
Nature-based prescriptions may play an important role in a short and long-term Covid-19 recovery strategy, researchers argue.
Nature-based prescriptions and health Staff Reporter | 5th June 2020 News Nature-based Prescriptions Nature Health Covid-19 flower-green-plant-hand-hands-leave-grass-nature-22363.jpg Nature-based …
An African movement for Earth-centred living and governance, founded in traditional cultures, is growing across the continent, writes HANNIBAL RHOADES. Meet the newly graduated Earth Jurisprudence practitioners helping a revival to flourish
Africa’s first class of Earth Jurisprudence practitioners graduate Hannibal Rhoades | 4th September 2017 News Earth Jurisprudence Gaia Foundation Law Justice Indigenous Nature 405217.jpg An African …
Resilience is something of a buzzword - a necessary one in times of austerity and increased anxiety about work. BRENDAN MONTAGUE had read the literature about how being in nature, telling stories and connecting with people all increase resilience. And then he experienced it first hand when he attended a weekend workshop at Hazel Hill Woods in Salisbury. This is his story.
… habitat. Its evolution as a pioneering education centre and conservation woodland has … growth of this project, especially its education and wellbeing programmes," Alan …
Africa is facing an unprecedented surge in road and railway building with 33 huge 'development corridors' planned that threaten 2,400 of the continent's protected wildlife areas, writes Bill Laurance. We must block the most destructive plans and limit avoidable impacts on natural areas - before it's too late.
… livelihoods, access to health services, and education for local residents. Opening …