Nourishing children’s sense of wonder
The Children & Nature Network have signposted this article by Scottish poet John Burnside in the New Statesman (3 April 2024). This argues that ‘nothing is more character-forming than enthusiasm for the natural world, and the openness and attentiveness it fosters’.
Girlguiding Speak Out Campaign 2023 – Own Our Zone
Abby Doyle, a Girlguiding Scotland's Speak Out Champion, explains why their campaign this year is all about improving parks and other public spaces for women and girls, in particular making them safer. Over the last year Make Space for Girls have been working with the Speak Out Champions from Girlguiding [...]
Introducing the graduates of the first Thrive Outdoors Leadership Programme
Inspiring Scotland shares how the bespoke six-month programme supported emerging leaders for the outdoor community play and outdoor ELC sectors. Meet the graduates here!
Warning – High Fire Risk across Scotland!
OWL Scotland have sent out this alert ( 12 June 2023) to remind all teachers, outdoor practitioners and leaders to refrain from having fires during this period of high wildfire risk. This warning to be extended by the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service . Even if you have extensive experience [...]
Connecting communities with their greenspaces through outdoor play
Inspiring Scotland’s Thrive Outdoors programme has helped many community-based organisations transform previously little used community greenspaces into thriving outdoor play areas. Connecting families across Scotland with local charities, it has encouraged use of local greenspaces in both urban and rural locations to facilitate outdoor play. Using community greenspaces in innovative [...]
Early learning and childcare (ELC) resources from Education Scotland
Access a virtual tour of inspiring examples of nature-based, child-led learning from across Scotland’s ELC sector and childcare provision. These short videos highlight how ELC settings used quality improvement methodology to increase time spent outdoors. Outdoor learning was also the subject of an ELC Quality Improvement Learning Exchange webinar in [...]
