Outdoor Learning Cards - Wood Whittling by Claire Warden

Outdoor Learning Cards - Wood Whittling by Claire Warden

These Outdoor Learning Cards- Portable Ideas- are a series of 6 cards which present a pocket full of ideas that build upon the fascinations of children. The card sets are practical, portable and designed to help teachers and adults share the possibilities of playing outside in nature.

Author 1: Warden, Claire:B.ED (Hons), International educational consultant,working across Australia, Canada, USA and Europe.Founder of Living Classrooms Charity MD Mindstretchers Ltd. Claire's approach to Nature Kindergartens has earned her international recognition as a pioneer in educational thinking. Her respect for children and families runs through the Floorbook approach that is used within Nature Pedagogy to incorporate children's voices into intentional teaching. Claire Warden is one of the world's leading consultants and writers on the use of consultative methods in education. The centre for excellence she has set up in the UK is renowned for Auchlone Nature Kindergarten and the consultative Floorbooks used there. Her own learning pathway as a teacher, involves working in a wide variety of settings (2-18 years), mentoring and advisory work, authoring over 11 books and designing resources and landscapes. Claire is an international advisor to the Children and Nature Network, World Forum Foundation and the International School Grounds Group. She is an Honorary Research Fellow at The Federation University, Australia and is currently engaged in a PhD exploring Nature Pedagogy. Author 2: Hookham, Kate Senior Consultant for Mindstretchers Ltd. Mindstretchers is a dynamic company of people dedicated to providing children with multi-sensory and real-world educational environments through training and consultancy, educational products and Nature Kindergartens. Their first Nature Kindergarten was opened in Scotland in 2006 and leads the way in the highly consultative and naturalistic learning environment created for young children. Kate Hookham joined Mindstrechers at the close of 2005 as a project leader for the 'Living Classroom project- taking learning outside' covering the whole of the 3-5 curriculum in an outdoor setting. Kate has extensive experience in delivering in-service training and coaching in context sessions for Mindstretchers. However she is also responsible for 'eco' issues within the company, she teaches at the Nature Kindergartens and supports Claire in writing educational resources. Kate qualified (and still teaches on a supply basis) in primary education, prior to teaching she organised and delivered training for a conservation organisation, and taught informally in the outdoor and environmental education sector.

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ISBN 13	9781906116514
ISBN 10	1906116512
Title	Outdoor Learning Cards - Wood Whittling
Author	Claire Warden
Series	Outdoor Learning Cards- Portable Ideas
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Mindstretchers
Year published	2015-05-01
Number of pages	84
Cover note	Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.