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Part I: Rivers Are Perfect for Teaching Sustainability. Here's Why!
River systems are perfect for children to study how their day-to-day actions can have wide-reaching impacts on a river's water quality...

Alex Moxon
Apr 23, 20193 min read
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There's a Buzz in the Air For Outdoor Education. But Are We Missing Something?
Outdoor education has a long history. But sadly it's not always received the kudos it deserves. For too long it's been sidelined as a...

Alex Moxon
Apr 13, 20195 min read
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Balancing Planet, People & Profit: A New Lens for 21st Century Education
Environmental and sustainability education encourages children to acquire the knowledge, skills, attitudes and values necessary to shape...

Alex Moxon
Apr 2, 20193 min read
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Youth Everywhere Are Protesting for Urgent Action On Climate Change!
On 23rd January 2019, 16 year old Swedish climate activist, Greta Thunberg, addressed the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland. In...

Alex Moxon
Feb 16, 20193 min read
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Creating Tomorrow's Entrepreneurs through Outdoor Learning
Children growing up in the 21st Century will need to be adaptable, dynamic and creative lifelong learners in a highly uncertain...

Alex Moxon
Feb 14, 20193 min read
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Is Outdoor Education a Privilege of the Wealthy?
I've been thinking about this question for a while now, and I've come to learn the unfortunate truth. There is a burgeoning inequality in...

Alex Moxon
Feb 9, 20196 min read
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What Is the Future of Outdoor Education?
The concept of modern outdoor education is nothing new. It owes its beginnings to separate initiatives. Organized camping was evident in...

Alex Moxon
Jan 31, 20194 min read
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How to Actively Engage Children in Conservation: A Game of 'Predator-Prey'
So far the focus of my blog posts for Outdoortopia has been on education reform and integrating outdoor and experiential education (OEE)...

Alex Moxon
Jan 20, 20197 min read
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Is It Time to Re-think Outdoor Education for the 21st Century?
Outdoor and Experiential Education (OEE) is the perfect vehicle for developing young people into well-informed global citizens. The kind...

Alex Moxon
Jan 19, 20195 min read
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Best 5 Pedagogical Approaches for Top-notch Sustainability Education
Environmental and sustainability education means incorporating key sustainable development issues into teaching and learning; for...

Alex Moxon
Dec 29, 20182 min read
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Getting Kids in Nature is Not Enough. Actions Speak Louder Than Words.
If we are to create a new generation of ecoliterate young people who truly understand and value nature's life supporting systems, we must...

Alex Moxon
Dec 21, 20184 min read
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Creativity is the Future. Let's Embrace It in Education.
If you want your kids to grow up to be future-proof in an uncertain and highly globalized world, develop their creative thinking skills.

Alex Moxon
Dec 15, 20183 min read
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Throw-away Christmas Cheer! What Are We Teaching Our Kids?
For most, Christmas is a time of giving, spending time with family and celebration. Traditionally, it's a celebration of Christ's birth...

Alex Moxon
Dec 13, 20183 min read
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Top 5 Ways to Empower Children to Tackle the 21st Century Environmental Burden We're Leaving Them
Environmental Education (EE) in the context of sustainable development is essential for the next generation to build a brighter future in...

Alex Moxon
Dec 5, 20184 min read
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Philanthropy is Not the Solution to Sustainability. Here's Why.
Ecosia is a commercially-driven and clever search engine powered by Microsoft. But why would anyone want to change search engines from...

Alex Moxon
Nov 26, 20183 min read
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The Sustainability Agenda is Failing. It's Time to Turn Education on its Head.
If we teach the next generation of youngsters what we've always taught the children in our schools, how can we expect anything other than...

Alex Moxon
Nov 21, 20184 min read
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Our Education System is Failing to Prepare Children for the 21st Century. Here's Why.
What outcomes should we seek from our education system, if we are to successfully prepare the next generation of young minds for a highly...

Alex Moxon
Nov 11, 20184 min read
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Outdoor Education & the UN Sustainable Development Goals
Outdoor education has come to mean many things. It can mean anything from adventure-based learning to environmental education, service...

Alex Moxon
Nov 2, 20184 min read
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Educate Not Advocate: The Key to Sustainability?
According to Dictionary.com, the verb "to advocate" means "to speak or write in favor of, support or urge by argument; to recommend...

Alex Moxon
Oct 26, 20183 min read
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Community Mapping: What's Affecting Your Neighborhood?
In service learning, students learn to tackle real-world problems in their community, while building deeper understanding and skills for...

Alex Moxon
Oct 20, 20185 min read
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