Connecting to Nature

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• Select topic General

  General

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  • Select activity BEGIN HERE! Course Overview and Learning Outcomes

    

    BEGIN HERE! Course Overview and Learning Outcomes Forum
  • Select activity Course overview and learning outcomes

    

    Course overview and learning outcomes File

    Course overview in the PowerPoint presentation here and our learning outcomes 

    Spend time in the fresh air Connect to nature and the world around us Create a journal of reflections, thoughts, feelings, observations from spending time outdoors Try out new ways of looking at the natural world and spark enthusiasm and interest to find out more / to continue this practice Building a sense of hope and confidence in and with the natural world Develop a sense of awe and joy from observing nature and have a reservoir of good memories to inspire Feel encouraged to share the joy with others

    Develop different ways of being creative inspired by experiencing the natural world

• Select topic Introduction to Connecting with Nature

  Introduction to Connecting with Nature
  • Select activity Introduction

    

    Introduction File
• Select topic Session 1 - "Window on the world / our home patch"

  Session 1 - "Window on the world / our home patch"
  • Select activity Sharing some of our reflections from our first session

    

    Sharing some of our reflections from our first session Forum
  • Select activity Window on the world / our home patch

    

    Window on the world / our home patch File

    In this first session we will be taking some time to explore right where we are - from looking out of the window or from ambling along the streets near where we live...

    We will be guided by a PowerPoint presentation I have prepared and have the opportunity to explore where we live and connect with the nature that is right beside us...

    Feel free to share you reflections, comments and photos on the course Forum or the SWALC Facebook page.

    Let's begin where we are and explore what's close at hand! 

• Select topic Session 2 - "Parks and Gardens"

  Session 2 - "Parks and Gardens"
  • Select activity Sharing our reflections on parks and gardens you have explored...

    

    Sharing our reflections on parks and gardens you have explored... Forum
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    Parks and gardens File

    This time we will be venturing a bit further afield to explore Parks or taking time to discover a Garden, if we have one of our own or have access to one near us 

    We often don’t take time to notice what we can see in our own garden or what grows in the borders and verges of the park or churchyard near where we live. During this session, we will take some time to notice what's going on around us.. 

• Select topic Session 3 - "Woods and Hedgerows"

  Session 3 - "Woods and Hedgerows"
  • Select activity Woods and hedges

    

    Woods and hedges Forum

    Here we have the opportunity to share some of our thoughts, feelings, jottings and photos from our woodland wanderings and from our field edge walks.... 

    Feel free to share freely and to explore different ways of capturing your observations, like writing a postcard, making a design from gathered leaves or sketching the outline of a poem... 

  • Select activity Woods and hedgerows

    

    Woods and hedgerows File

    In the final session for this course, we will have the chance to explore woods and wander along hedgerows... Through the PowerPoint presentation, the notes you make, the photos you take and the Forum, you can explore woods and hedges and share what you have seen and how you have connected with nature... 

    Later in the year, I will be offering further courses, including ones to help us to connect with nature by walking near river and streams and over hills and valleys...