May 2010 Blog Posts (15)

The new UK Government's proposed education legislation is a great opportunity to highlight the importance of outdoor learning in the curriculum.



In her speech, on the 26th May 2010, the Queen announced 22 pieces of legislation and one draft that will form the new Governments legislative agenda in this Parliamentary session. With all the splendour of the State Opening of Parliament out the way, its time for the Government to get down to business and to education looks set to be top of… Continue

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The Cabin Path has many mysteries. Native American artifacts have been found here that include Mississippian pottery, rock tools, and arrowheads. Many times after a hard rain, the arrowhead points will simply "appear" on the top of the ground. I keep many of the artifacts in the Gathering Room for all to see and touch.…

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May is an especially great month to be a biker. Many U.S. and Canadian cities have declared Friday, May 21 to be Bike to Work and School Day. The League of American Bicyclists has declared the entire month of May Bike to Work Month. Their site lists… Continue

The last three months have been an exciting time for The Countryside Alliance Foundation’s outdoor education campaign, with us making significant steps forward in our aim to get outdoor education onto the National Curriculum.…

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What we have all been saying for years the White House is now pushing! This is good news for those of us with a passion for getting kids out of doors!

Here's a link:
http://www.letsmove.gov/blog/wenk.html

Enjoy!

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Spring is in full swing out here in the foothills of Orange County California. And being a nature lover, I told my husband I thought it'd be fun to go for a hike up to our favorite vernal pool this weekend and he agreed.

Our two oldest kids' immediate response was "I don't want to hike all the way up there!" They'd been on this hike enough times to…

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Two articles from Science Daily inspired me to focus on butterflies this week. Article on focused on the difficult winter that Monarch butterflies faced in their wintering grounds in Mexico, this year. The weather was cold and wet. This, along with habitat destruction threatened the overwintering butterflies. The second article focuses on creating butterfly oases to help their north/south migrations.



One of the greatest threats to all wildlife is habitat destruction. The same forces… Continue

A workshop with the pre-school at the Waldorf School of Atlanta! Our day began with a discussion about our senses and the Journey Sticks that we use at The Cabin Path. The Journey Sticks are beaver chopped sticks covered with a brown lunch bag and a few nature provided materials and decorated to depict each of our 5 senses! They are carried on our trail walk and are held up when one of the senses is seen, heard, touched, tasted, or smelled. The sticks are…

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The ABCs of Ecology:

An Educator's Guide to Learning Outside

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Classroom teachers, home school educators, naturalists - anyone committed to teaching children about…

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It can be hard to get outside to play these days,but it's as important as,ever to let kids be kids. For decades Swedish parents have turned to

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Bringing back outdoor play means playing with friends! Start an outdoor playgroup where you live and create an outdoor playgroup and blog about it… Continue

you will never believ there were some people that use to be my friends had a baby bird in a dr.pepper box and i am very mad about it i told them to get it out if my house its not fair for that little baby bird i am realy upset at them they always do things like that but they need to learn how to LEAVE NATURE ALONE! Continue

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