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The "Changemaker" Cycle for Meaningful Service Learning

Sep 29, 20194 min read

The "Changemaker" Cycle for Meaningful Service Learning

Taking action on sustainability requires building the knowledge, skills, values and attitudes necessary to create positive change.

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Youth Everywhere Are Protesting for Urgent Action On Climate Change!

Alex Moxon

Feb 16, 20193 min read

Youth Everywhere Are Protesting for Urgent Action On Climate Change!

On 23rd January 2019, 16 year old Swedish climate activist, Greta Thunberg, addressed the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland. In...

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Let's Scrap Environmental Education & Get Ourselves Off Planet Earth!

Alex Moxon

Jan 28, 20193 min read

Let's Scrap Environmental Education & Get Ourselves Off Planet Earth!

In a recent conversation with a STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering & Mathematics) teaching colleague, who is also an avid reader of...

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Exploring Science Outdoors Encourages a Love of Learning Like Nothing Else.

Alex Moxon

Jan 27, 20193 min read

Exploring Science Outdoors Encourages a Love of Learning Like Nothing Else.

Scientific literacy is vital nowadays. In our age of "fake news" and "alternative facts", the ability to discern between credible...

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Children Are Never Safe in Outdoor Education. Here's Why.

Alex Moxon

Jan 25, 20194 min read

Children Are Never Safe in Outdoor Education. Here's Why.

I frequently hear outdoor education practitioners, parents and children using the words safe and safety in the context of outdoor...

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Is Outdoor Play Just a Big Waste of Time?

Alex Moxon

Nov 25, 20183 min read

Is Outdoor Play Just a Big Waste of Time?

Some believe that outdoor play for children has little educational value. It's unstructured and has no obvious learning outcomes, you...

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Alex Moxon

Nov 17, 20183 min read

Is Mindfulness for Children Just a Fad?

Mindfulness has become a modern buzzword. It stems from ancient Buddhism, and it's become a hot topic in education in recent years. It...

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Why On Earth Do We Trap School Children Inside Four Walls to Learn?

Alex Moxon

Nov 1, 20185 min read

Why On Earth Do We Trap School Children Inside Four Walls to Learn?

There is little doubt that outdoor and experiential learning has many benefits for children. It helps make learning relevant, meaningful...

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Community Mapping: What's Affecting Your Neighborhood?

Alex Moxon

Oct 20, 20185 min read

Community Mapping: What's Affecting Your Neighborhood?

In service learning, students learn to tackle real-world problems in their community, while building deeper understanding and skills for...

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Can We Educate Today's Youth to Create a Sustainable Future?

Alex Moxon

Oct 17, 20185 min read

Can We Educate Today's Youth to Create a Sustainable Future?

Changemakers are people who desire change in the world and, by gathering knowledge and resources, make that change happen. To achieve...

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Worrying Trends in Health & Wellbeing Among Children

Alex Moxon

Sep 3, 20184 min read

Worrying Trends in Health & Wellbeing Among Children

Health and wellbeing among children in many developed nations is showing some very concerning trends. In this blog post, I explore why...

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Alex Moxon

Jul 19, 20184 min read

Shining Outside the Classroom

In an average classroom of students, some are likely to possess a talent for mathematics. Others might find art a natural fit and enjoy...

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Alex Moxon

Jun 23, 20183 min read

Are Children Born to Be Wild?

The word innate means hereditary or human nature and I'm a big believer that human beings are born to be outdoors as much as possible....

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7 Easy-to-Follow Steps for Experiential Learning: How to Structure a Lesson with Impact!

Alex Moxon

Jun 2, 20183 min read

7 Easy-to-Follow Steps for Experiential Learning: How to Structure a Lesson with Impact!

How to Structure a Experiential Lesson with Big Impact! Raising awareness and understanding of the global challenges facing humanity and...

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What is Experiential Education? Questions Answered!

Alex Moxon

May 16, 20182 min read

What is Experiential Education? Questions Answered!

What is Experiential Education? In a nut shell, experiential education (EE) is best defined as "Challenge and Experience followed by...

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