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Experience and reflection form two halves of any meaningful outdoor education activity.

As little as an hour a week of outdoor learning has tremendous benefits for children and also boosts teachers' job satisfaction.

What future do we want for our children and our society? Whatever the answer, education is the key.

Taking action on sustainability requires building the knowledge, skills, values and attitudes necessary to create positive change.

This article follows on from Part I: Rivers Are Perfect for Teaching Sustainability. Here's Why! Background The living things found in a river or stream depe...

Calculating your ecological footprint is quite simple to do, and it serves as an ideal entry point for sustainability education.

The time has come to create tomorrow's changemakers with the skills and values to change the world for the better.

There are countless benefits of children growing your own food, from the nutritional value of eating fresh vegetables.

Everyday we expect children to sit in small boxes we call classrooms, and focus on learning through books and pencils indoors.

This article looks at ways that meta-cognition can be used to maximize the outcomes and performance of children in outdoor learning.

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 "nice to have" or a onc...

Environmental and sustainability education encourages children to acquire the knowledge, skills, attitudes and values necessary to shape a sustainable future...

Multiple Intelligence Theory In 1983, Multiple Intelligence Theory was first put forth by Professor Howard Gardner in his ground-breaking book, Frames of Min...

Outdoor environmental education is a brilliant way to engage students with hands-on science and ecological understanding that reinforces classroom learning. ...

Children need surprisingly little to develop a love of nature and the outdoors - essentially it's coded into their DNA. Children didn't evolve to sit day aft...

Once called STEM, STEAM education is growing in popularity worldwide. It stands for Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Mathematics, and it's designed...

Imagine a world where every school has outdoor education built into the school fabric and ethos. Imagine a school where children are truly connected to natur...

In a world where children spend most of their education cooped up in small boxes called classrooms, real-world experiential learning can be truly transformat...

Children growing up in the 21st Century will need to be adaptable, dynamic and creative lifelong learners in a highly uncertain globalized world. Humanity fa...

The concept of modern outdoor education is nothing new. It owes its beginnings to separate initiatives. Organized camping was evident in the late nineteenth ...