News and Updates

Looking at the NAEE website on Friday, I was moved to look again at the GEEP call to action.  You'll find it here. This is the rationale: As environmental educators, we know that what we do informs, inspires, and enlightens.  It...

Yesterday, I wrote about this minute from a strategic research group meeting: "Group agreed that there was no meaningful way to delineate between outdoor learning, environmental education and learning in natural environments, and that all were relevant and useful ways...

I came across this in the minutes of a strategic research group meeting that I missed: "Group agreed that there was no meaningful way to delineate between outdoor learning, environmental education and learning in natural environments, and that all were...

Sir Michael Barber has come a long way: ex school teacher / ex NUT officer / ex Labour Party candidate / ex No 10 Policy Unit / ex Pearson / ex McKinsey /  ex ... .  He is the chair...

Which of these causes you most anxiety? At the end of June 2017, the number of active Facebook users (visiting the site at least once a month) passed 2,000,000,000 WhatsApp, Messenger and Instagram — all owned by Facebook — have...

As I noted earlier this year, Coca-Cola is funding trials after admitting that it needs to take responsibility for the zillions of tonnes of litter its bottles create.  The trials will focus on bottles up to half a litre, and people will...

Sadly, I missed the ubiquitous Ms Klein when she jetted into Brighton the other week, but, happily, YouTube was there to capture her address to the faithful, most of whom appeared to lap it up: solidarity for and with all...

Have you ever wondered how interesting other conference might be?  That is, conferences whose subject has nothing to do with your own academic interests or expertise.  Take, for example, the International Conference of Dress Historians which meets in London at the...

It seemed a fair bet that the phrase: Stephen Sterling and the Gruffalo – has not been written very frequently if at all.  I thought to check, and the best that my (un-Google) search engine could come up with was: Education for...

EAUC reported last week that the UK-based Hard Rain Project has been selected as one of the three winners of the international UNESCO-Japan Prize on Education for Sustainable Development (ESD) 2017.  Thus, hot on the heels of the award of the...