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Government decisions made during Covid-19 resulted in the closure of many schools, forcing teachers to move online to ensure that students continued their studies. Described as ‘emergency...
Continue reading blog postThis report presents a comprehensive review of the existing evidence on school-based approaches to mental health. It covers what is meant by mental health and wellbeing, and why this is...
The Food Foundation (2020) has found since lockdown started that 5 million people in the UK living in households with children under 18 have experienced food insecurity. A minority (1.8 million)...
Continue reading blog postFor decades now, there has been a looming child and youth mental health crisis in many developed nations globally (WHO, 2020). Nations have varied in policy responses to the issue, but what many...
Continue reading blog postPlayground closures due to the ongoing pandemic have led to urgent calls for city councils and authorities in the UK to keep play spaces open. Parents and experts reason that home isolation has...
Continue reading blog postThere has recently been a surge of interest in the links between outdoor learning and wellbeing. The global education community has been sharing inspirational work that aims to support educators...
We have a fine tradition of volunteering in the UK, supported by a valuable network of volunteer centres in communities. Research suggests that two hours of giving a week improves health, and...
Continue reading blog postA few years ago, I come across the term ‘dawdling’ in the adventure education context. As a non-native English speaker, I googled the term while listening to a lecture on aesthetic processes...
Continue reading blog postOver the past year, as we have been forced to slow down and restrict our activities because of the Covid-19 pandemic, it is has become apparent just how important it is for our health and...
Continue reading blog postKO AHAU TE AWA KO TE AWA KO AHAU I AM THE RIVER, AND THE RIVER IS ME Pleasurable experiences in nature can lead to the development of a positive attitude and active engagement with the natural...
Continue reading blog postMIND (2021) has adopted the New Economic Foundation’s Five Ways to Wellbeing and underscores that ‘keeping learning’ is one of the foundations of maintaining one’s wellbeing. In this blog...
Continue reading blog postThe serious side of nature, outdoor learning & play International perspectives Research Intelligence issue 147 The special section in this issue looks beyond the dominant Eurocentric and...
