Wellbeing and being outdoors
There has recently been a surge of interest in the links between outdoor learning and wellbeing. The global education community has been sharing inspirational work that aims to support educators...
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Giving back to nature
We have a fine tradition of volunteering in the UK, supported by a valuable network of volunteer centres in communities. Research suggests that two hours of giving a week improves health, and...
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Slowing down: A prescription for dawdling?
A few years ago, I come across the term ‘dawdling’ in the adventure education context. As a non-native English speaker, I googled the term while listening to a lecture on aesthetic processes...
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Editorial: Wellbeing and being outdoors
Over the past year, as we have been forced to slow down and restrict our activities because of the Covid-19 pandemic, it is has become apparent just how important it is for our health and...
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Joan Walton
Dr Joan Walton is senior lecturer at York St John University in the School of Education, Languages and Psychology. She teaches on MA and EdD programmes, and supervises doctoral students. Her early...
Taking notice: Children’s observation skills in nature as a basis for the development of early science education
‘In that earliest childhood, we get those invisible glasses through which we look at the world all our lives, and these glasses color our views.’ Lainšček, 2020 This beautiful quote from...
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Janice Darkes-Sutcliffe
Janice Darkes Sutcliffe has a teaching background, working in both mainstream and SEND provision. She was a local authority early years advisory teacher working closely with early years...
Great Mistakes in Education Policy: And how to avoid them in the future
In their book, ‘Great Mistakes in Education Policy – And how to avoid them in the future’, Ruth Lupton (University of Manchester) and Debra Hayes (University of Sydney) argue that despite...
Connecting to the land and nature
KO AHAU TE AWA KO TE AWA KO AHAU I AM THE RIVER, AND THE RIVER IS ME Pleasurable experiences in nature can lead to the development of a positive attitude and active engagement with the natural...
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Ageing in nature: Outdoor learning as lifelong learning
MIND (2021) has adopted the New Economic Foundation’s Five Ways to Wellbeing and underscores that ‘keeping learning’ is one of the foundations of maintaining one’s wellbeing. In this blog...
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Barbara Humberstone
Barbara Humberstone is professor emerita (sociology of sport and outdoor education) at Bucks New University and visiting professor at Plymouth Marjon University. Her research interests include:...
Di Collins
Di Collins has a broad experience in education. After fourteen years teaching in a primary school, she became a youthwork coordinator. She then became a freelance facilitator and consultant...
