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Outdoor learning is in a class of its own
Learning outside the classroom builds children's confidence and can transform their relationships with teachers. So how can schools be encouraged to organise more outdoor activities?See it on...
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Birds make cigarette butt nests
Birds are keeping their nests warm and pest-free by lining them with cigarette butts, St Andrews University research suggests.See it on Scoop.it, via I love my world - natural outdoor play
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Juliette of the Herbs
Juliette de Bairacli Levy: November 11th 1912 - May 28th, 2009 Juliette died very peacefully in the early hours of Thursday, May 28th, 2009 in Burgdorf, Switzerland.…Chris Holland's insight:This lady...
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Surrey Wildlife Trust : Vacancies
anyone looking for an environmental educators job in surrey?See it on Scoop.it, via I love my world - natural outdoor play
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Ashes and Snow by Gregory Colbert
Gregory Colbert’s Ashes and Snow feature film captures extraordinary moments of contact between people and animals as seen through the lens of the artist’s camera…Chris Holland's insight:Video poetry,...
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How to Build a Rainbow Igloo | Colossal
Chris Holland's insight:genius! I love it!See it on Scoop.it, via I love my world - natural outdoor play
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New Programmes and London Talks from Embercombe 2013
Chris Holland's insight:embercombe have some intersting courses again this year - I wish I could do the sustainable building course...See it on Scoop.it, via I love my world - natural outdoor play
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for businesses HD
a short video outlining what chris holland nature connection and the diddgeridooman has to offer businessesChris Holland's insight:new video slideshow from me...about what it is that wholeland can do...
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Art of Mentoring: Awakening Sacred Attributes
Yesterday my son and I returned from a week-long, experiential, nature-based program called the Art of Mentoring, held in the Santa Cruz mountains. The intention of this program is to bring people...
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A few words from me here on fires! Growing up on Fire: A Lifeways Children’s...
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Nature's total eclipse of the heart
A selection of photographs from the BBC Wales Flickr group capturing the essence of Valentine's Day in the natural worldChris Holland's insight:love it!See it on Scoop.it, via I love my world -...
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The Nature Connection | The Kingcombe Centre
Chris Holland's insight:I am running a day workshop at the gorgeous kingcombe centre in Dorset next Saturday13th April - fancy coming along?See it on Scoop.it, via I love my world - natural outdoor play
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Foraging Courses > Edible Hedgerow
Enjoy a foraging day out along Devon’s lanes and find out what the Edible Hedgerow has to offer, includes a fabulous 3-course open fire cook-up… Read more.Chris Holland's insight:I am leading a couple...
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Information about our Embracing Outdoor Learning conference
A one day conference focusing on the positive impact outdoor learning has on children and practitioners, using Forest School as an ideal model to ensure it is fun and a positive experience for...
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Foraging Courses > Edible Hedgerow
Enjoy a foraging day out along Devon’s lanes and find out what the Edible Hedgerow has to offer, includes a fabulous 3-course open fire cook-up… Read more.Chris Holland's insight:Fancy coming on a...
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Teambuilding and INSET at Junior Kings, Canterbury
“Invigorating, challenging, fun and best of all, outside!” – Deputy Head During the middle of last Month I delivered my largest day long INSET and Team building event to date. The weather was...
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The surprising uses for birdsong
Birdsong isn't just beautiful to listen to to, it is increasingly being used in some rather unusual ways.Chris Holland's insight:Fascinating! Not only does birdsong lift hearts... it does many other...
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Devon nettle and blue cheese wraps with wild garlic and ox-eye daisy garnish
Tonight involved a lovely impromptu forage around the lovely Holyford Woods, East Devon. I was asked to meet up with a couple from Kent who wanted to come on a foraging course.Chris Holland's...
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What’s this munching on cleavers leaves?
While out foraging I come upon all kinds of interesting things. The other evening I spotted this character munching away on the leaves of some cleavers. Upon investigation it turns out to be a bloody...
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Sacred Tibetan Yogic Dance workshop in London
Chris Holland's insight:A good friend of mine from America is over in London leading this workshop on Saturday... please share it...she is an excellent teacher - I studied Butoh with her 20 years...
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Grandfather Fire » Sacred Fire Community
Chris Holland's insight:I will be going to this event and leading some nature connection activities before joing the band around the fire...fancy coming along to warm your heart?See it on Scoop.it, via...
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How to identify garden bird nests | Discover Wildlife
- - More birds are nesting in our gardens than ever before. If you’re lucky enough to have any avian residents in your garden, here’s how you can learn who lives where. Chris Holland's insight:I found...
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Snail genes reveal human migration
A genetic similarity between snail fossils found in Ireland and the Eastern Pyrenees suggests humans migrated from southern Europe to Ireland 8,000 years ago.Chris Holland's insight:foraged snails...
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Facilitators | Art of Mentoring
Chris Holland's insight:One and a bit weeks to go til this summer's art of mentoring in Fife, Scotland. Who's coming?See it on Scoop.it, via I love my world - natural outdoor play
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Forest School, surfing, Japan, and one very talented, humble Treehouse builder
I just love this short documentary, about a very lovely Japanese man who makes a treehouse classroom in the woods as a ‘payback’ after the Tsunami in Japan a few years ago.Chris Holland's...
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Sugar-free hogweed seed biscuits
In preparation for an Art of the Playful Forager talk I am doing for the Devon Wildlife Trust in Barnstaple tomorrow I thought I better make something to nibble during the break.Chris Holland's...
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School should start 'above age five'
Children should not start formal school lessons until the age of six or seven, a group of influential educationalists says.Chris Holland's insight:Mr Gove continues to shun guidance that says formal...
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Edible Riverside
Edges are abundant. Whether it is the edge of a field, where the land meets the sea, or where a river passes through the land there are usually a great diversity of plants for the picking.Chris...
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A beautiful misty morning
Here are a few photos taken above the a303 nr Mere, on the western edge of Salisbury Plain, Sunday morning.Chris Holland's insight:Beautiful misty morning photos for you.See it on Scoop.it, via I love...
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Natural Musicians, Storytellers, Mathematicians and Scientists
The “Natural” series of workshops, enrichment and intervention programmes are at the leading edge of creative outdoor learning. I believe children learn best through play and where possible, child led...
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