Taking Learning Outdoors
Taking Learning Outdoors

Hop-out Primary environmental education programme

Seminar number10
Start time13.00
Duration45 minutes
Seminar descriptionA programme of fieldwork activity days involving all Renfrewshire Council Primary Schools. The practical outdoor activities enhance and compliment environmental science work at the P4 stage in the Renfrewshire 5-14 Science Pack. The activities focus on habitats and the minibeasts of water and woodland. The activities are delivered in partnership with countryside rangers and Starling Learning, and take place at a range of venues from school grounds, local greenspace, nature reserves and country parks.
SpeakersNigel Scriven, Renfrew Council
Speaker biographyTrained as a teacher of biology and outdoor education. Outdoor Instructor at Renfrew Division's Ardentinny Outdoor Education Centre 1980 - 1996. Biology teacher at Gleniffer High School 1996 -1998. Outdoor Education Staff Tutor for Renfrewshire Council 1996 - present, working across sectors and the curriculum within a Healthy Lifestyles Team. Current Chair of the Scottish Advisory Panel for Outdoor Education, and member of Outdoor Connections Advisory Group.
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