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Alex Moxon
Feb 4, 20195 min
"Nature is Boring. I Want My Smart Phone Back!"
Sometimes the older children become, it seems the less interested they become in nature and the outdoors. As an experiential educator in...
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Alex Moxon
Jan 31, 20194 min
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...
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Alex Moxon
Jan 28, 20193 min
Let's Scrap Environmental Education & Get Ourselves Off Planet Earth!
In a recent conversation with a STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering & Mathematics) teaching colleague, who is also an avid reader of...
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Alex Moxon
Jan 20, 20197 min
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)...
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Alex Moxon
Jan 19, 20195 min
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...
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Alex Moxon
Dec 29, 20182 min
Best 5 Pedagogical Approaches for Top-notch Sustainability Education
Environmental and sustainability education means incorporating key sustainable development issues into teaching and learning; for...
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Alex Moxon
Dec 21, 20184 min
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...
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Alex Moxon
Dec 13, 20183 min
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...
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Alex Moxon
Dec 5, 20184 min
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...
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Alex Moxon
Nov 21, 20184 min
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...
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Alex Moxon
Nov 2, 20184 min
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...
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Alex Moxon
Nov 1, 20185 min
Why On Earth Do We Trap School Children Inside Four Walls to Learn?
There is little doubt that outdoor and experiential learning has many benefits for children. It helps make learning relevant, meaningful...
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Alex Moxon
Oct 26, 20183 min
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...
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Alex Moxon
Oct 20, 20185 min
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...
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Alex Moxon
Oct 17, 20185 min
Can We Educate Today's Youth to Create a Sustainable Future?
Changemakers are people who desire change in the world and, by gathering knowledge and resources, make that change happen. To achieve...
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Alex Moxon
Oct 13, 20182 min
Can the Global Community Take Sweeping Action on Climate Change Before it's too Late?
Can humanity face the challenges presented by climate change before it's too late? This is a big question and it's vital if we are to...
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Alex Moxon
Oct 11, 20183 min
Should Structured Outdoor Learning Form an Integral Part of Every School Day?
For thousands of years, children have learned through outdoor play and essential lessons for survival have come from both instinct and...
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Alex Moxon
Jul 16, 20185 min
Sustainability & the 8 Billion People Conundrum
Almost nobody actually wants to harm wildlife and fewer still want to exploit factory workers in developing nations. And I've never met...
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Alex Moxon
Jun 23, 20183 min
Are Children Born to Be Wild?
The word innate means hereditary or human nature and I'm a big believer that human beings are born to be outdoors as much as possible....
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