by Marina Robb | May 18, 2021 | Earth Day|Uncategorized
Going Full Circle – Earth Day 2021 By Lisa Gylsen, Director Thinking about Earth Day has made me reflect on certain times in my life when I just felt alive. I’m sure you know what I mean. One of those times for me was when myself and three others from the UK...
by Marina Robb | May 18, 2021 | Uncategorized
International Day of Forests On Spring Equinox weekend, we celebrate International Day of Forests! Traditionally this is a day to remember the balance of light and dark and the movement out of winter into Spring. After the year we have all experienced, there is hope...
by Marina Robb | May 18, 2021 | Uncategorized
For many years I have held the question, ‘What motivates people to care about the natural world and value nature.’ Yet, as we know so well, access to nature is not available to all, and that the bright screens of the 21st Century enclose us ever more to the indoors....
by Marina Robb | May 18, 2021 | CPD|Creative Star Learning|Early Years|Juliet Robertson|Kindergarten|Literacy|Literacy Day|Messy Maths|Outdoor Learning|Schools|teachers|Uncategorized
For Literacy Day here are 10 reasons to teach literacy outside. The Covid crisis has shown an increase in 60% of our population’s appreciation of the natural world. Yet still so many of our children have not had access to nature during these months or as part of their...
by Marina Robb | May 18, 2021 | Uncategorized
Growing up is never easy! Often what we long for as adults, is really an indicator of what we need most in our lives. As practitioners who work with children and young people, we are more effective when we have the ability to know our unmet needs which provides a...
by Marina Robb | May 18, 2021 | Uncategorized
Let’s connect – a sense of place and belonging Everything has a story to tell, whether it’s a person, object or a place. But it’s the connection between people and their memories/stories that make places special, unique and gives us a sense of belonging. For some, we...
by Marina Robb | May 18, 2021 | Uncategorized
Did you know that offering Forest School as part of your education is one of the best learning and health opportunity for children? Why not make it part of every child’s experience this Autumn?The Covid crisis has shown an increase in 60% of our population’s...
by Marina Robb | May 18, 2021 | Common Ground|Matt Belhumeur|Uncategorized
We are embarking with a series of interviews to share our common humanity that lies beneath our many differences. I am interested in increasing all our chances of being heard and understood, including the non-human world. After the first interview, I found myself...
