Is It Time to Re-think Outdoor Education for the 21st Century?
Outdoor and Experiential Education (OEE) is the perfect vehicle for developing young people into well-informed global citizens. The kind...
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Alex Moxon
Jan 2, 20195 min read
Soft Skills Are Now More Important than Hard Knowledge. Here's Why.
In the past, people with formal university qualifications from the best education institutions, with the best networks of professional...
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Alex Moxon
Dec 29, 20182 min read
Best 5 Pedagogical Approaches for Top-notch Sustainability Education
Environmental and sustainability education means incorporating key sustainable development issues into teaching and learning; for...
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Alex Moxon
Dec 15, 20183 min read
Creativity is the Future. Let's Embrace It in Education.
If you want your kids to grow up to be future-proof in an uncertain and highly globalized world, develop their creative thinking skills.
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Alex Moxon
Dec 13, 20183 min read
Throw-away Christmas Cheer! What Are We Teaching Our Kids?
For most, Christmas is a time of giving, spending time with family and celebration. Traditionally, it's a celebration of Christ's birth...
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Alex Moxon
Dec 10, 20185 min read
Fear of Liability Must Not Stop Us Getting Children Outdoors!
In recent years, I've actively sought global opportunities to work in outdoor and experiential education roles for youth in various...
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Alex Moxon
Dec 5, 20184 min read
Top 5 Ways to Empower Children to Tackle the 21st Century Environmental Burden We're Leaving Them
Environmental Education (EE) in the context of sustainable development is essential for the next generation to build a brighter future in...
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Alex Moxon
Nov 16, 20183 min read
Smart Kids Don't Do Outdoor Education! Here's Why.
When I was in state secondary school, we had the option at age 14 to take a BTEC (Business and Technology Education Council) course in...
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Alex Moxon
Oct 26, 20183 min read
Educate Not Advocate: The Key to Sustainability?
According to Dictionary.com, the verb "to advocate" means "to speak or write in favor of, support or urge by argument; to recommend...
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Alex Moxon
Oct 13, 20182 min read
Can the Global Community Take Sweeping Action on Climate Change Before it's too Late?
Can humanity face the challenges presented by climate change before it's too late? This is a big question and it's vital if we are to...
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Alex Moxon
Oct 12, 20184 min read
Are Leaders Born Or Created?
Outdoor and experiential education can provide excellent opportunities for youth team building and leadership development. Whether it's a...
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Alex Moxon
Oct 11, 20183 min read
Should Structured Outdoor Learning Form an Integral Part of Every School Day?
For thousands of years, children have learned through outdoor play and essential lessons for survival have come from both instinct and...
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Alex Moxon
Oct 1, 20185 min read
Are Kids These Days Really 'Wrapped in Cotton Wool?'
We hear it all the time: "Kids these days just aren't the same anymore. They just stay indoors, playing non-stop computer games rather...
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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
Jul 16, 20185 min read
Sustainability & the 8 Billion People Conundrum
Almost nobody actually wants to harm wildlife and fewer still want to exploit factory workers in developing nations. And I've never met...
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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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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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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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