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Outdoor Learning: A Year at Auchlone: Spring
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Claire Warden
23 books2 followersDr. Claire Warden is an international education consultant, researcher, advisor, and author. She is the founder of the multiple award winning Auchlone Nature Kindergarten and Mindstretchers Academy which are both based In Scotland, U.K.
Dr. Claire Warden is an educational consultant who has developed her approach to Nature Pedagogy and experiential learning through working in a variety of settings, including her own multi award-winning Auchlone Nature Kindergarten, advisory work, and lecturing in further education. Claire is currently based in Scotland, but she frequently travels to Australia, the United States, and elsewhere. Her unique contribution to the field of education has been recognized through many awards, and she holds her Doctorate in the “Creation and theorisation of Nature Pedagogy”.
Claire is an author of over 20 books relating to early years methodology. Claire’s book, Learning with Nature – Embedding Outdoor Practice, was well received and has gained a place as required reading on many academic education courses. In her book Nature Kindergartens and Forest Schools, Claire explores children's connection to nature and naturalistic spaces such as forest schools, forest kindergartens, woodland camps, and nature kindergartens. The creation of a series of nature-based curriculum planning books has brought together her two areas of expertise.
Claire’s unique approach to planning with and for children, called Floorbooks®, increases child-led inquiries that are centred around the fascinations children find when they learn with nature. The three spaces of “inside”, “outside”, and “beyond” are mindfully linked to develop skills and confidence in a predominantly natural environment.
In addition to Claire’s international and consultancy work, she runs a community interest company, Living Classrooms, through which the virtual nature school is being delivered. Additionally, she set up the International Association of Nature Pedagogy, a professional organization designed to promote and support all forms of nature-based education for children aged 3 - 8 years throughout the world. This includes forest kindergartens, forest schools, nature preschools, and nature kindergartens.
Claire's philanthropic work has had a significant impact around the world. She is part of a leadership group of consultants who make up the World Nature Collaborative, a working party of the World Forum Foundation. The purpose of the group is to develop a cohesive network and approach to experiential learning in outdoor spaces in a variety of climates. The nature collaborative brings together educators, landscape architects, environmentalists, and health workers to support a multidisciplinary approach to outdoor educational provision.
Dr. Claire Warden is an educational consultant who has developed her approach to Nature Pedagogy and experiential learning through working in a variety of settings, including her own multi award-winning Auchlone Nature Kindergarten, advisory work, and lecturing in further education. Claire is currently based in Scotland, but she frequently travels to Australia, the United States, and elsewhere. Her unique contribution to the field of education has been recognized through many awards, and she holds her Doctorate in the “Creation and theorisation of Nature Pedagogy”.
Claire is an author of over 20 books relating to early years methodology. Claire’s book, Learning with Nature – Embedding Outdoor Practice, was well received and has gained a place as required reading on many academic education courses. In her book Nature Kindergartens and Forest Schools, Claire explores children's connection to nature and naturalistic spaces such as forest schools, forest kindergartens, woodland camps, and nature kindergartens. The creation of a series of nature-based curriculum planning books has brought together her two areas of expertise.
Claire’s unique approach to planning with and for children, called Floorbooks®, increases child-led inquiries that are centred around the fascinations children find when they learn with nature. The three spaces of “inside”, “outside”, and “beyond” are mindfully linked to develop skills and confidence in a predominantly natural environment.
In addition to Claire’s international and consultancy work, she runs a community interest company, Living Classrooms, through which the virtual nature school is being delivered. Additionally, she set up the International Association of Nature Pedagogy, a professional organization designed to promote and support all forms of nature-based education for children aged 3 - 8 years throughout the world. This includes forest kindergartens, forest schools, nature preschools, and nature kindergartens.
Claire's philanthropic work has had a significant impact around the world. She is part of a leadership group of consultants who make up the World Nature Collaborative, a working party of the World Forum Foundation. The purpose of the group is to develop a cohesive network and approach to experiential learning in outdoor spaces in a variety of climates. The nature collaborative brings together educators, landscape architects, environmentalists, and health workers to support a multidisciplinary approach to outdoor educational provision.
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