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Alex Moxon
Mar 20, 20193 min read
Top 10 Tips for Outdoor Environmental Teaching
Outdoor environmental education is a brilliant way to engage students with hands-on science and ecological understanding that reinforces...
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Alex Moxon
Mar 11, 20194 min read
5 Simple Ways to Inspire a Love of Nature and the Outdoors Among Children
Children need surprisingly little to develop a love of nature and the outdoors - essentially it's coded into their DNA. Children didn't...
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Alex Moxon
Mar 8, 20191 min read
How to Instill a Love of Learning and Prepare Children for the 21st Century
Once called STEM, STEAM education is growing in popularity worldwide. It stands for Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and...
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Alex Moxon
Mar 7, 20193 min read
10 Steps to Starting Your Own School Outdoor Education Program
Imagine a world where every school has outdoor education built into the school fabric and ethos. Imagine a school where children are...
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Alex Moxon
Jan 27, 20193 min read
Exploring Science Outdoors Encourages a Love of Learning Like Nothing Else.
Scientific literacy is vital nowadays. In our age of "fake news" and "alternative facts", the ability to discern between credible...
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Alex Moxon
Dec 29, 20182 min read
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
Nov 17, 20183 min read
Is Mindfulness for Children Just a Fad?
Mindfulness has become a modern buzzword. It stems from ancient Buddhism, and it's become a hot topic in education in recent years. It...
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Alex Moxon
Nov 1, 20185 min read
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 read
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 read
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 read
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 12, 20184 min read
Are Leaders Born Or Created?
Outdoor and experiential education can provide excellent opportunities for youth team building and leadership development. Whether it's a...
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Alex Moxon
Oct 11, 20183 min read
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
Sep 23, 20183 min read
A Quick Guide to Nature Photography for Children
Taking photographs of interesting things in nature is a wonderfully mindful activity. It brings us into the moment as we use all of our...
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Alex Moxon
Jul 16, 20185 min read
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
Jul 9, 20183 min read
Designing an Outdoor Classroom: 5 Simple Things to Consider
As adults, we all love to hear the joyful sound of children laughing, and the sight of children smiling and interacting with their...
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Alex Moxon
Jun 2, 20183 min read
7 Easy-to-Follow Steps for Experiential Learning: How to Structure a Lesson with Impact!
How to Structure a Experiential Lesson with Big Impact! Raising awareness and understanding of the global challenges facing humanity and...
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Alex Moxon
May 16, 20182 min read
What is Experiential Education? Questions Answered!
What is Experiential Education? In a nut shell, experiential education (EE) is best defined as "Challenge and Experience followed by...
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