@DawnEwan5 @dawnewan5.bsky.social ADHD brain interested in the outdoors, early childhood. Rogue teacher. Education consultant and trainer. Vice chair, Upstart Scotland. Founder, Mucky Boots Education.
Jo Phillips @playinwild.bsky.social Fossil fuels wont save you, your community will. Campaigner, volunteer, slow walker, community forests climate action. Foraging, guide leader, educator, crafivist obvs! 😉 If you need someone to lead a protest ask an environmentalist.. we have good form.
Kierna C @ciarnac.bsky.social Nursery teacher. ChurchillFellow 2018. Froebelian. Lover of all things Scandinavian. Recently discovered the joy of the gym. 'Learning for Life' on FB. 🐈⬛🐈⬛🐈☕️💪
Mardelle @learningmurd.bsky.social
Dr. Megan Zeni @roomtoplay.bsky.social Outdoor play & learning (OPAL) researcher 🌱 K-7 Teacher Consultant 🌱School Gardens 🌱 Outdoor Classrooms 🌱 Risky Play 🌱Loose Parts
@cosydirect.bsky.social @cosydirect.bsky.social
@playinpoppies @playinpoppies.bsky.social Poppies is a rural nursery who are proud to be guiding and meeting young children’s needs using a Froebelian approach . We love the natural environment and spend long periods of time in the outdoors.
Clare B @iamclareb.bsky.social Mum and wife. Scottish primary teacher since 2021.
Rachel Summers @curiouswilds.bsky.social Often muddy, kind, chaotic, finds the world endlessly interesting. Ordained pioneer, married to a lovely man with many hats. Mum to five awesome kids. Loves London, the forest, swimming in the sea, arguing for a kinder system for SEND kids.
KarDoh @kardoh.bsky.social Fan of wide open spaces, Calvin and Hobbes and cheese scones. Not necessarily in that order! Retired HT and STEM Dev Officer. Currently working P/T in adult education sector. 🏴
Julie Balen @jacbalen.bsky.social Ontario educator. Proud Canadian. Progressively moderate.
Hannah 🌋 🌿 🌍 @geogsteel.bsky.social Environmental Coordinator 🌿| HS Earth & Environmental Science Teacher 🔬| BSc Geoscience 🌋 | MA Geography Ed 🌎 | Outdoor Learning 🏞 | Easily distracted by Rocks 🪨
Pat Maher, PhD @drpatmaher.bsky.social Father, husband, scholar. He/him. Full Professor of Physical and Health Education. Editor-in-Chief of the JAEOL, 3M NTF, FRCGS, TEC FI '04, ISSOTL Fellow, Grímsson Fellow, UArctic x LRF Research Fellow. Posts are my own.
Craig Armiger @craigarmiger.bsky.social Outdoor Learning. Education. Bushcraft. Canoeing & Kayaking.
Nature Premium Campaign @naturepremium.bsky.social We are calling for the government to guarantee regular and on going nature experiences for ALL children and young people with additional funding for those who need it most.
#childrenneedtogrowupgreener
Outside Play Lab @outsideplayubc.bsky.social We study children's outdoor #RiskyPlay & #InjuryPrevention. We're a team of researchers, led by Dr. Mariana Brussoni (@mbrussoni.bsky.social), based at The University of British Columbia & BC Children's Hospital Research Institute. www.outsideplay.org
Deidre Craig @deidrecraig.bsky.social Higher Education Instructor, Early Childhood Education. Outdoor and nature play advocate. Lifelong learner studying SoTL. Mother and adventurer celebrating everyday moments of delight, wonder, and joy.
Zoe Lewis @zoeclewis.bsky.social Senior Lecturer in Early Years. Creativity, play, outdoor learning. Posthuman, relational materialist thinking and research.
#EarlyYearsSky
@hongkongsuey.bsky.social @hongkongsuey.bsky.social Curriculum developer, love inquiry learning, passionate about early years, play, and outdoor learning.
Jules Mountain @julesmountain.bsky.social Family and friends : outdoors : audiobook addict : proper coffee, proper chocolate : half hearted runner : sewist : volunteering :
Outdoor learning and play : early childhood landscape designer : urban art trail project manager :
Anne McCrossan @amccrossan.bsky.social Childminder. Green. Socialist. Feminist. Pacifist. Slow runner. Football supporter.
Interested in child development, play and outdoor learning.
Gethin Wallace @gethinwallace.bsky.social Primary teacher interested in children’s literature, reading for pleasure, outdoor learning, gardening for nature at school and at home.
Anthony Hadfield @headintothewild.bsky.social Ultra runner, founder of Head into the Wild - delivering Outdoor Learning, Survival, Bushcraft and Forest School across Cheshire. A headteacher in a former life.
Dr Lewis Barrett-Rodger @lewisbr.bsky.social Specialist maths teacher, deputy headteacher and educational researcher. Interests include outdoor learning, pedagogical practices and hermeneutic phenomenology.
Tracy Moore @tracymoo.bsky.social Co-headteacher, lover of anything English and outdoor learning.
Becky Schnekser @schnekser.bsky.social Endlessly Curious | Author | PhD candidate |School Based Outdoor Experiential Educator | National Geographic Grantee
Mike Watson @mikewatsed.bsky.social Primary Teacher | SLT | Outdoor Learning Consultant/Speaker | Reader | Bearder | Podcaster | SteamPunk | R: ‘Lightfall - The Dark Times’ - Tim Probert
Alison Oldfield @alisonoldfield.bsky.social Lecturer in Education and Digital Technologies - University of Bristol.Digital tech design and use in learning; disability and inclusion; outdoor learning.
Meg Alfano @meaganalfano.bsky.social #STEMEducation teacher • Host of The LearnOUTHere podcast • cohost of EdTechAM chat show • #GoogleChampion Certified Innovator • Advocate for inquiry learning, EdTech, outdoor science, and the Disneyland single rider line ♥️
#Edusky
suewestoby @suewestoby.bsky.social Geographer, birder, passionate advocate for outdoor learning, volunteer for wildlife charities, traveller, family historian, proud mum and gran💚🇬🇧🐧
Louise Hawxwell @louisehawxwell.bsky.social FTteacher educator @MorayHouse, PT PhD student. Aim to get folk enthused about primary science, outdoor learning & sustainability! Views my own. Queen of Tea. ☕
Miss Hope @idahope.bsky.social Outdoor preschool teacher in the PNW. I mostly read books and watch birds and scream/sing Jagged Little Pill. Ready for an "I'm sad but I'm laughing" coven.
she/her
Jennifer Engbrecht (She/Her) @prairiemusik.bsky.social 🎶 French Imm music teacher
🌲 Learning Outside through arts
🇨🇦 Mb, Canada
👨👩👦👦 Family
🏖️🌿Nature
♾️ Learning about my Red River Métis heritage
https://engbrecht.weebly.com/music-outside
Maria Taylor @hellomariataylor.bsky.social Founder Outside the Box Learning | Advocate for Learning through Play | Offering playful facilitation and training + Lego® Serious Play® Facilitator & Speaker - Talks about #play #creativity #research #outdoorlearning #education
Dr Alex Evans 𓅫 @avianevans.bsky.social Science and outdoor learning educator, speaker, writer and nature journalist. Bird nerd. Animal flight researcher. Creator of #GuessTheCrest, #BestOfCrest and #CROSSBIRD. He/him.
Learning through Landscapes @ltlnews.bsky.social We are the leading UK charity championing #OutdoorLearning and play in every school day. #EverySchoolOutdoors
https://ltl.org.uk
Ollie Williams @wi11sy.bsky.social Deputy Head Teacher, NPQH, Assessment Lead, Curriculum Lead, DSL, Outdoor Ed Lead - St John's Primary Redhill 🌳
Jennifer Pattern @jpregier.bsky.social District Learning Coordinator, Nanaimo Ladysmith, SD 68. Passionate about Libraries, Inquiry, Literacy, Outdoor Ed, Indigenous Ed, STEAM
@allsortsadventures.bsky.social @allsortsadventures.bsky.social Home Ed Family into outdoor learning, conservation and nature. Made up of a mix of Autism and ADHD!
@fruitsoftheforest.bsky.social @fruitsoftheforest.bsky.social Ruth -Forest School Leader & Public Health Specialist Schools/ EYFS/Families/ Training/Events / Therapeutic Forest Approved Practitioner/Fundraiser/ Director The Fine Collective CIC
Alex @muddyfeettraining.bsky.social Forest School trainer, outdoor learning, behaviour change, pro environmental behaviours. PT researcher. Generally interested in human - nature relationships.
Forest School Jo @parksideforest.bsky.social Forest School at Parkside Primary, Canterbury
2️⃣sites on school grounds
🌳Visits
🌱Training
🌿Conference
Hello!
Views/opinions our own!
Repost: NOT necessarily an endorsement!
Ruth Patterson @forestladyruth.bsky.social Freelance Forest School Lead Practitioner, West Yorkshire. UK. Passionate about Rewilding, Conservation, Nature.
@mrsflecs.bsky.social @mrsflecs.bsky.social Primary teacher since 2010, Y6, Y3 now Y5. English lead, children’s lit lover, Forest school, mum to M (8) and H (6) 💖🌳📖
Ellen Weaver @ewdevon.bsky.social Children's advocate, Forest school leader, Right to play & Playing Out supporter.
Have been eg women's aid, law centre solicitor, legal researcher, foster parent, Pedal Power joint founder, Freiburg University lecturer, Guatemala Human Rights volunteer.
Liz Jones FCCT @digital-liz.bsky.social Teacher, EdTech enthusiast, Induction Lead, Geek, wild Swimmer, Forest School advocate, vegan, WomenEd 🐶🍄🌳🏊🏼♀️
Craig Summers @craigsummers.bsky.social Bushcraft instructor and owner at The Fresh Air Club and Wildway Bushcraft
@maryteach3.bsky.social @maryteach3.bsky.social ✏️ Kindergarten teacher
🇨🇦Love being in nature and having Walking Wednesdays & Forest Fridays
🫶🏻 books, music and tearooms
Cathy Elliott @profcathyelliott.bsky.social Vice Dean Education in UCL Social and Historical Sciences Faculty. SFHEA. Regular contributor to ALPS blog. Co-Director UCL Centre for the Pedagogy of Politics. Politics of pedagogy and nature.
Kathryn Solly @roddi33.bsky.social Retired MNS/CC Headteacher. Author, consultant, trainer and speaker. Proud grandmother and mother. Enjoys friends, nature, travel, pets, gardening, music, art and craft, walking and exploring.
Fiona - Play Scotland @fiplayscotland.bsky.social Play Pedagogy Lead @Play Scotland. Championing children’s right to play in Scotland, inspiring & supporting educators to embrace play-based learning in schools. MEd student, bookworm, and cake lover. ❤️ All views my own! 🙈🙉🙊
Beyond 4 Walls @k2westacres.bsky.social We are a Kindergarten class at Westacres PS, exploring our world, making sense & sharing our discoveries. Learning together. Inquire with us! Teachers: Fynes, Pimentel and class.
Mark A Stutt @forestedmark.bsky.social Inspiring children's love of nature through Forest Schools, Beach Explorers & Outdoor Education in NE England. ❤️ wild camping, bushcraft & NUFC.
True Faith correspondent for NUWFC.
www.forested.org.uk
Ginette Alexander @green-goddess.bsky.social Tree health and training for The Tree Health Centre at The Yorkshire Arboretum (York, UK) 🌳🌲🍄🟫🪲🪳🦠🧫
Alex Morss Author Page @alexmorssauthor.bsky.social 📚🌱 A page just for wildlife books by me & others, wild knowledge, science & nature, mainly for young people, families & educators.
#STEM #EcoLiteracy #ForestSchool #UKkidlit #Ecology 🌍🇵🇸
Sarah Watkins @minilebowski.bsky.social Associate Lecturer, ex primary teacher, ex Head, Chartered College Fellow, outdoor learning (Dandy Lions), author.
🚫DMs 🏳️🌈 safe space
Outdoor Play Canada @outdoorplayca.bsky.social Working with advocates, leaders & organizations to promote, protect, preserve outdoor play in Canada.
📍The trad. territ. of Indigenous Nations of Turtle Island
www.outdoorplaycanada.ca
Donald Gray @dsg01.bsky.social Emeritus Professor, environmentalist, academic, researcher, educator, husband, father, brother, climber, walker, gardener.
@timrgill.bsky.social @timrgill.bsky.social
Ollie Bray @olliebray.bsky.social When I am not riding my bike, paddling my canoe or wandering in the mountains, I'm focused on reviewing the Scottish Curriculum. Currently working at @EducationScotland
Laurel @laurelfynes.bsky.social learning from the world, my family, students, birds, trees, plants, waterways, relationships. unlearning. biophiliac. growing roots along great lake ontario. settler. she/her.
class site: https://bsky.app/profile/k2westacres.bsky.social
Mel 🇬🇧🇺🇸💙 @melissinthewoods.bsky.social Raised in the Midwest, living in the Midlands. Forest School teacher KS1/2, Lego Club & Gardening Club. Usually found wandering around the woods or on the sidelines of a rugby pitch or cricket ground. Rarely seen without a coffee. #AFOLWAC #ADHD
@mennagodfrey.bsky.social @mennagodfrey.bsky.social
Barbara Dagg @barbaradagg.bsky.social Primary teacher. Forest School leader. Mother. Animal lover. Forever learning.- C Karen @cingy3.bsky.social Retired teacher, outdoor educator, Vermont via New York and Rhode Island. Reader, gardener, activist
Gillian Judson, PhD @perfinker.bsky.social Associate Professor, Educational Leadership
Researching imagination in teaching, learning & leadership
Follow: #imaginED #walkingcurriculum #getoutside #imagination #leadership
Nat White @natsywhite.bsky.social Head Teacher, Columba1400. Passionate about outdoor learning and all things good 😌 All opinions are my own.
Sharon @scotsteach.bsky.social Former primary school teacher in Scotland, interested in all things digital and maths. Now early retired and loving life as a Forest School Leader running an outdoor playgroup.🍁🍄🔥 Instagram: @Everwildoutdoorplaygroup
PlayGroundology @playgroundology.bsky.social PlayGroundology advocates for a wider variety of play opportunities for kids in public spaces. Since 2010, the blog has been read by parents, play enthusiasts, practitioners, and policy makers in over 200 countries - playgroundology.wordpress.com
Jennifer McCormack @jennifermccormack.bsky.social Co-Director of Birdwings Forest School. Artist.
Children Naturally @childrennaturally.bsky.social Early Childhood Educator and Forest & Nature School Practitioner in Canada 🇨🇦 advocating for getting kids outside, connecting with nature and all types of play! #playmatters #playoutside
Emma Playful Anywhere @playfulanywhere.bsky.social Chief of Play
Pat Milston @milstonoutdoors.bsky.social FRGS. Education. Outdoor Learning, Adventure. Travel. Human Rights. Development Issues. The Environment. Mountains. Good Music. Out on my Bike, Smiling and Having Fun.
Dean @theoutdoorworld.bsky.social Outdoor Education Centre Manager, Father, Friend, always learning.
Attention2Place @attention2place.bsky.social Education, place-responsive and relational pedagogical encounters with more-than-human worlds. Transdisciplinary, materialist, posthumanist perspectives 🌳 Our current fascination lies with South Down landscapes and chalk streams.
Parks Foundation @parksfoundation.bsky.social The American Canyon Community & Parks Foundation is a small non-profit dedicated to creating opportunities where community and nature flourish together. We empower youth through nature with The Outdoor Connection and the Napa River Ecology Center.
Found Outdoors @wearefoundoutdoors.bsky.social Rewilding and outdoor education and art project in central Wiltshire, UK 🌳🌲
Mariana Brussoni @mbrussoni.bsky.social Professor & Director, Human Early Learning Partnership (HELP), University of British Columbia.
Studying how to bring #riskyplay back to children’s lives.
Lab: @outsideplayubc.bsky.social
https://OutsidePlay.org
HELP: https://earlylearning.ubc.ca
Mount Cook Adventure Centre @mountcookadventure.bsky.social 🎯✨Pushing Boundaries, Opening Minds ✨🎯
A not-for-profit outdoor activity centre based in South Derbyshire, with a mission to bring access to the outdoors to all.
Beth Christie @bethchristie.bsky.social Snr. Lecturer, University of Edinburgh | Director, Scotland’s UN Regional Centre of Expertise in Education for Sustainable Development (Learning for Sustainability Scotland)
Stacey Marko @staceymarko.bsky.social Lecturer in #Education at QMU & Heriot-Watt PhD Student exploring #OutdoorPlay in urban/rural contexts. Interests are #Childhood, #ChildrensRights & #Play. Proud #Unfeartie
Joyce Brìghde Gilbert @joycebgilbert.bsky.social
Paul @stimmo.bsky.social Y6 Teacher / Maths Lead / ICT Lead / DSL / Outdoor Education Lead / Assistant Head.
Jo O'Raw @jooraw.bsky.social Headteacher of Lark Hill Nursery School. Love being in the outdoors and everything Early Years related.
@jackiefernandez.bsky.social @jackiefernandez.bsky.social
Jo Ⓥ 🇵🇸🍉🕊️🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️(she/her) @jo-freerangeplay.bsky.social Early Years, Home Ed, Forest school, Permaculture, Planting trees, forest gardening, ADHD, Vegan, RENegade
Freedom, Peace and Justice for Palestine
Becky Steinhauser @newbeginningfarm.bsky.social Educator, organic grower, wife, mother, grandmother, nature lover living on a 124 year old farm. I am in the process of creating a farm and forest school that will serve home educating families in the Kansas City area.
Bea Wright @beawright.bsky.social Love art, architecture and nature.
Spend my time sharing the importance of the arts and creativity as Schools Programmer at The Hepworth Wakefield.
Cumbrian living in Yorkshire.
Bethan Morgan @bethan-opal.bsky.social OPAL Mentor. Passionate about play. The opinion expressed here is entirely my own and not necessarily the views of @opal-cic.bsky.social
Playing Out @playingout.bsky.social We campaign for children's everyday freedom and right to play out near home. Founders of the UK-wide play street movement. www.playingout.net
Outdoor Play and Learning (OPAL) CIC @opal-cic.bsky.social Helping schools to strategically and sustainably improve their play opportunities. www.outdoorplayandlearning.org.uk #OPALSchools #PlanForPlay
Institute for Outdoor Learning @outdoor-learning.bsky.social The Institute for Outdoor Learning is the professional body for organisations and individuals who use the outdoors to positively impact others. Join us in championing Outdoor Learning. #HQOL25 #GlobalOutdoorLearningDay
Aidan McLure @mowglay.bsky.social Teacher in Glasgow. MSc Sustainability 🚵♀️ 🚴🏽 🚴🏽♀️ Outdoor Education for all🌲🌱🌵 Sometimes Maths. He/Him.
Association for Nature-Based Education @naturebased.bsky.social Nature-based education is transformational for people and our planet. We provide training, support, and inspiration to cultivate access to nature-based education. When teachers get it, so do kids. Learn more at anbe.org.
@drleather.bsky.social @drleather.bsky.social
Giorgos Katsogridakis @katsgiorgos.bsky.social Lecturer & Programme Lead - Outdoor Adventure Education - Plymouth Marjon University
Simon Kennedy Beames @beamingsimon.bsky.social Re-engaging with social media after nine months off!
Wannabe carpenter, sociologist, musician. Pro napper. Interested in outdoor adventure, learning outside the classroom, and friluftsliv.