Friday 27 January 2012

Annual Festival of Outdoor Learning


03 -04 March 2012

2 days of liveliness in the Hope Valley, this annual event run by t the Lindley Trust and the Institute of Outdoor Learning is a good chance to renew old connections, forge a few new ones  and get some juicy new activities to work with
small adventures hidden all over the place...


I'm there on the Saturday with a storywalks workshop - activities to plan and lead your own walk, and a wild books session - techniques for making little books in the field as ways of recoding observations or noting down the wild adventures that are growing out of the spaces you are working in

stories are for everyone...
...we just need ourselves a bit of time

From the Hollowford website:

A Great CPD Opportunity for Outdoor Professionals, Teachers, Youth Workers and Anyone With A General Interest In The Outdoors
Only £70 for the whole weekend - includes 4 workshops, 2 nights accommodation and meals during the the event

We have a great line up of workshops already confirmed

Saturday Workshops
                Gang Interventions - Julia Wolton
                Story Walks - Gordon MacLellan, Creeping Toad
                Group Dynamics - Dave Baines & Harvey Downey
                Pottery In The Outdoors - Gill Jones
                Natural Music Making - Alex Hampson
                Dark Skies - Dave Chalton
                Wild Books - Gordon MacLellan, Creeping Toad

Sunday Workshops
                Outdoor Photography - Alex Ekins
                Philosophy Within The Outdoors - Frag Last
                Environmental Learning Made Easy - Jim Langley
                Throwing Arrows, Make and Play - Ian Cresswell
                Improve Your Forward Paddling - John Handyside

we can grow stories out of all sorts of things...
(and without any apology at all, most of these photos are from warmer climes than the Hope Valley in March but I am sure the excitement will be the same!)

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