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ISSN 0 309 8451 Volume 98 Autumn 2011 The journal of the National Association for Environmental Education (UK) Promoting education for Sustainable Development Adventures in hostels Staying in an eco-hostel page 16 Experience Science Page 18 On board an eco-bus Spending time Page 12 Page 11 Soil Searching | EE in Pakistan and China | Bulletin | Hedgehogs National Association for Autumn 2011 Volume 98 Environmental Education (UK) Page 22 Contents NAEE UK has, for over fifty years, provided support for educators and Page education professionals to supply and deliver all aspects of environmental Comment education across all levels of the curriculum. An interactive environment 4 Professor Mick Waters, NAEE Vice President Letter from the NAEE Chairpersons 5 NAEE (UK) is a voluntary organisation, with no state funding, run by Gabrielle Back and Henricus Peters experienced teachers from a wide variety of educational institutions. Letter to the Chairpersons 6 We use funds raised from subscriptions and donations to promote the Page 18 New NAEE Bulletin 7 teaching of environmental education across the curriculum as well as Henricus Peters President Co-Chairs education for sustainable development. Prof. William Scott Gabrielle Back Time Well Spent 11 Henricus Peters Caroline Addy Vice Presidents Vice-Chair Membership Prof. G. Ashworth Nina Hatch Community Eco Bus 12 Membership is open to those directly involved Lord Briggs of Lewes Hon. Treasurer Sofia (Constantinou) Antoniou in environmental education or those with a Prof. T. Brighouse David Fellows Notice of Special Hedgehog Street 14 related interest. Viscountess Cobham Hon. Secretary Prof. Sir F. Holiday Katie Scanlan Laura Bower General Meeting Prof. T. O’Riordan NAEE Website Editor There are different categories of membership. Prof. J. Palmer Juliette Green Langdon Beck Youth Hostel 16 Prof. M. Waters National Coordinator David Fellows Student: Free 11th February 2012 Tom West Magna Science Centre 18 Individual: £20 Norman Farmer Contact the NAEE office Editor Editorial Board School or other organisation: £30 Henricus Peters David Fellows It’s not easy being green 20 for details: Design and Production Henricus Peters Becca Flintham University: £40 Philip Sainty Alona Sheridan [email protected] Weather Study Programme 21 01922 631200 Muhammad Raza Khan Overseas membership is available and payment Environmental Education is the termly journal of the should be made in GBP only. National Association for Environmental Education Ecology action in Shanghai 22 (UK). Issued free to members. Henricus Peters and Daniel D’Andrea Europe: £40 For membership details see opposite page or visit Elsewhere: £50 twitter.com/NAEE_UK facebook.com/NAEEUK our website www.naee.org.uk Soil on the Web 25 Articles Dr Stephen Hallett, Dr Ian Baillie and Brian Kerr We welcome articles and items from members and readers. Books, DVDs and other materials for review Learning Resources 28 Juliette Green APPLICATION FOR MEMBERSHIP should be sent direct to: I wish to join NAEE (UK) National Association for Environmental Education (UK), University of Wolverhampton, Obituary Philip Neal MBE 30 Norman Farmer Name: ................................................................... Institution (if applicable): ............................................. Walsall Campus, Gorway Road, Walsall, WS1 3BD. Tel/Fax: 01922 631200, Address: ................................................................................................................................................................ e-mail: [email protected] Reviews Please ensure you have permission to use any photographs Book Reviews 32 ............................................................................................................................ Post Code: ........................... and send them as separate jpeg files. Norman Farmer and Alona Sheridan The opinions expressed in the articles of this journal are those of the Webwatch 33 Henricus Peters Telephone: ............................................................ E-mail: ......................................................................... authors and do not necessarily represent those of the NAEE. ISSN 0 309-8451 © NAEE 2011 Registered Charity No: 313049 I enclose a cheque for £............ Membership Category (see above): .................................................................. Members invited to contribute The editor welcomes articles and reviews by members who are willing to share their experiences and ideas with Send to: colleagues. These may occasionally be reprinted either on their own or with other articles in NAEE publications. Please contact [email protected] with your submission. NAEE (UK), University of Wolverhampton, Walsall Campus, Gorway Road, Walsall, West Midlands, WS1 3BD Telephone: 01922 631200 e-mail: [email protected] Website: www.naee.org.uk 100 issues of Environmental Education The executive would love to hear from our members about the ways in which they can contribute to our special 100th issue, out in September 2012. Please contact the office on the details above. Cover photos: Enjoying facilities on the eco-bus; John Sargeant gives his voice to a talking bench for the National Trust; Magma Science Centre Editorials Editorials – letter from the Co-Chairs Looking for the best interactive learning platform?…it’s all around us! Mick Waters, NAEE Vice President he best place to learn is in the the growing understanding of the world. real world. For convenience The environmental studies world is often Dear Colleagues, of numbers we gather >ÃÃV>Ìi`ÊÜÌ Ê¼>ÌÕÀi½Ê>`ÊÌ >ÌÊÃÊÊL>`ÊÌ }°Ê children together in artificial If every classroom had a nature table with a At the recent Annual General Meeting of NAEE, it was reported that the Association continues places called classrooms to try knowledgeable adult able to make the table come its state of transition with several changes already enacted and others in the pipeline. With to teach them about the real alive and speak, many children would be better some more detail presented in our Annual Report (pages ….., we can summarise as follows: world behind the increasingly informed and more in tune with their world than high, safeguarding fences. Teachers should take they often are today. UÊ 7iÊ >ÛiÊ >`Ê>ÊÃ>ÊÀÊÛiÀÊvÊ ÝiVÕÌÛiÊÀiÃÊÌÊiÃÕÀiÊVÌÕÌÞÊLÕÌÊ>ÃÊvÀiÃ Ê Tevery opportunity to school their pupils outside and The study of creatures in their habitat, the life then bring them back to the classroom to develop cycles, habits, food patterns and care for their perspective. We are looking for Representatives to strengthen our links in Wales and their understandings by meeting people who can young carries endless fascination for children. Mini- another for Scotland. bring alive the same principles, texts and other beasts still promote wonder. Plants and trees offer UÊ 7iÊÌ >Ê>ÊÕÀÊÃÕ««ÀÌiÀÃÊvÀÊÌ iÀÊ>VÌÛiÊÛÛiiÌÊÊÌ iÃiÊV >i}}ÊÌiðÊÊÊ-«iV>Ê resource, and ICT to extend the learning close at a wealth of opportunity for classification, close appreciation goes to Tom West, our Coordinator, and Liz Harris, office volunteer, for their hand by visiting places, times and characters not observation, life cycle processes and care. Mini and hard work and unstinting loyality. Also many thanks to Katie Scanlan, who has been a very immediately accessible. maxi environments still transfix children. They love supportive Co-Chair over the last two years, strengthening crucial links with key partner The chance to leave the classroom is not an the ants’ nest and the solar system. The microscope groups. She has stepped sideways to now become our new Secretary. additional extra, a treat, or a special activity. It is a and the telescope offer equal fascination if only UÊ iÜÊ >ÀÊ>LÀiiÊ >VÊ >ÃÊÜÊ>ÊÀiiÊi>`iÀÊ>Ü>À`ÊÃiiÊÕÀÊiÜʼ Ê Õi̽®° natural form of learning. they can get out of the cupboard, into the hands UÊ "ÕÀÊÜiLÃÌiÊÃÊÃÌÊLi}ÊÀi`iÃ}i`]ÊÌ iÊ«ÀViÃÃÊÌ>}Ê}iÀÊÌ >ÊÜiÊ >`Ê «i`°ÊÊÊ/ iÊ A teacher using the outdoors for learning might and up to the eyes of children. Even the pencil re-launched site will, we firmly believe, be a much-improved information portal. say: “Today our learning will be at the river bank, the holds sway when there is something to tell people shore, the market, the church, the park, the forest, about. UÊ "ÕÀÊiÊ«ÀiÃiViÊÊÌÜÌÌiÀÊ>`Êv>ViLÊ}ÀÜÃÊ`>Þ° the factory, the town hall, the station, the mosque The sense of creating environments is a big UÊ 7iÊ>ÀiÊ>}ÊÃÌÀi}Ì i}ÊViVÌÃÊÜÌ Ê«>ÀÌiÀÃÊLÌ ÊÌ ÀÕ} ÊÌ iÊ>LÛiÊiÌÜÀÃÊ or the farm. It is first hand learning, carefully one. If children build a water garden, plant bulbs, and face to face: Gabrielle Back, Co-Chair, met with Australian educator Linda Bradburn structured, and we want to look again at what we grow crystals or look after animals, their sense of and David Fellows, our Treasurer and New Zealand Rep, is to present a paper to the Kiwi take for granted. We want to look deeper, get new purpose grows and with it that responsibility and conference. perspectives and study from different angles. It is stewardship that will ultimately make the planet a UÊ ÊÕLiÀÊvÊ ÝiVÕÌÛiÊ ÌÌiiÊ >ÛiÊÀÊ>ÀiÊ>LÕÌÊÌÊLiÊ«ÕLà i`\ÊÕiÌÌiÊÀiiÊ >ÃÊ called learning by degrees and it will be important better place. a book about Learning Outside the Classroom and Gabrielle Back and Henricus Peters have at university. publications to be released next year. “You are knowledge gatherers. As the knowledge e are moving to a knowledge UÊ 7iÊÊ >ÛiÊvÕ`ÃÊvÀÊÀiÌ>}ÊÕÀÊÃÌ>ÌÕÃʵÕÊLÕÌÊÀiµÕÀiÊ>``Ì>Ê`>ÌÃÊ>`Ê>VViÃÃÊÌÊ accumulates we shall need to