In Our Element
A conference on creative learning in the outdoors
SOLD OUT
Friday 12 June 2009
9.00am - 4.30pm
Northmoor Trust, Hill Farm, Little Wittenham, Oxfordshire OX14 4QZ
• What is the role of environment in a 21st Century curriculum?
• How can the outdoors develop our creativity?
• Where are my local resources for outdoor learning?
• Whose practice can we learn from in the Thames Valley?
This conference will bring together teachers, creative practitioners and environmental educators from across the Thames Valley to explore best practice in outdoor learning. The event will examine the role of the outdoors in modern education, share case studies from across the Thames Valley and offer practical creative workshops in an inspiringly beautiful natural setting.
Registration fee £50
(free of charge to Creative Partnerships schools and their partners in Berks, Bucks, Milton Keynes and Oxon)
Location
In Our Element 2009 will take place in the buildings and grounds of the Northmoor Trust in Oxfordshire, OX14 4QZ. Our plenary sessions will take place in the restored ‘Fison Barn', with breakout sessions and workshops making use of the estate's woods and fields. As much of the day as possible will be spent outdoors, so please bring suitable clothing for sunshine or rain.
The venue's website is www.northmoortrust.co.uk
For maps and directions to the venue, please visit www.northmoortrust.co.uk/home/contact/map_page
Programme
Registration and opening activity 9am
Welcome from Alistair Will of Outdoor Culture and Oliver Rathmill of Northmoor Trust
Key note address by Susan Humphreys MBE
Case studies, introduced by Anne Brown of Creative Junction; Paul Rowley of Priory School with Pippa North; Dave Reeves of Holmer Green Junior School
Tea / coffee break
Workshop 1
Lunch at 1.15pm
Case studies: Chloe Hobson-Burch of Godolphin Infant School; Joe Slevin of Park House School; Jon Berry of Frontiers
Workshop 2
Plenary with tea / coffee
Conference finishes 4.30pm
Workshops
You will be able to sign up for two of these five options on the day:
Developing Perception, with Robert Jarvis
Forest School, with Nan Pratt of BBOWT
Sonic Poetry, with Duncan McAfee
Soil Drawing, with Martin Prothero
Creative Survival, with Andy Noble of Nature's Craft
Booking
Booking is now closed
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Further information
If you'd like to discuss any aspect of this event, please contact Alistair Will on 07920 180710 or by email