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The future of outdoor learning will be shaped by factors including changes in technology, environmental concerns, and social trends.

Connecting children with nature is an important aspect of outdoor learning. There are lots ways to develop a sense of nature connectedness.

It's more important than ever to help children connect with nature. Being outside has numerous benefits for physical and mental health.

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

On 23rd January 2019, 16 year old Swedish climate activist, Greta Thunberg, addressed the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland. In...

In a recent conversation with a STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering & Mathematics) teaching colleague, who is also an avid reader of...

Scientific literacy is vital nowadays. In our age of "fake news" and "alternative facts", the ability to discern between credible...

I frequently hear outdoor education practitioners, parents and children using the words safe and safety in the context of outdoor...

If you want your kids to grow up to be future-proof in an uncertain and highly globalized world, develop their creative thinking skills.

In recent years, I've actively sought global opportunities to work in outdoor and experiential education roles for youth in various...

Some believe that outdoor play for children has little educational value. It's unstructured and has no obvious learning outcomes, you...

When I was in state secondary school, we had the option at age 14 to take a BTEC (Business and Technology Education Council) course in...

Outdoor and experiential education can provide excellent opportunities for youth team building and leadership development. Whether it's a...

For thousands of years, children have learned through outdoor play and essential lessons for survival have come from both instinct and...

We hear it all the time: "Kids these days just aren't the same anymore. They just stay indoors, playing non-stop computer games rather...

Taking photographs of interesting things in nature is a wonderfully mindful activity. It brings us into the moment as we use all of our...

Health and wellbeing among children in many developed nations is showing some very concerning trends. In this blog post, I explore why...

Almost nobody actually wants to harm wildlife and fewer still want to exploit factory workers in developing nations. And I've never met...

As adults, we all love to hear the joyful sound of children laughing, and the sight of children smiling and interacting with their...

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....