- May 27th, 2010
Learning for Change
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The Scottish Government have published Learning for Change: Scotland’s Action Plan for the Second Half of the UN Decade of Education for Sustainable Development. Following Learning for Our Future, published in 2006, this new publication is aimed at the next 5 years.
The document has action points for Schools, Universities and Colleges and Community Learning and Development.
Action point 10 for Schools is: “The Scottish Government and partners will promote the use of outdoor learning experiences to engage young people in sustainable development education in a meaningful and transformative way using the Curriculum for Excellence through Outdoor Learning guidance and online resources to encourage teachers to make the most of outdoor learning opportunities”.
The Government’s aim is that by 2014 people in Scotland will have developed the knowledge, understanding, skills and values to live sustainable lives.
It has been recognised that Outdoor Learning will be integral to achieving this aim. “The Scottish Government is convinced about the benefits of learning outdoors and therefore wants sustainable and progressive opportunities for all young people to participate in a range of outdoor learning experiences. Curriculum for Excellence provides a wonderful opportunity for creative use of the outdoor environment to be embedded in learning and teaching by making clear that the outdoor learning environment offers motivating, exciting, different and relevant activities from pre-school years through to college”.
The entire document http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Resource/Doc/312576/0098842.pdf
Further information http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Topics/Education/Schools/curriculum/susdevp/UNDESD/pupilsupport/outdoor
http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Resource/Doc/312576/0098842.pdf
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