external learning

Outdoor learning builds bonds with students

“Seventy-one percent of secondary students felt that,” according to a study, “their teachers had a better understanding of how they…

4 years ago

Real life, real stakes, real learning

With the creeping focus on real-world context, LEOTC has never been so explorative, engaging or exciting.

4 years ago

Teachers, get out more!

Place-based learning is out-of-classroom learning without the seven-hour bus journey and inevitable front seat vomiter.

4 years ago

Zoos have quantifiable learning benefits

A visit to the zoo in 2019 is not about getting up-close-and-personal with a wild animal, although children will certainly…

5 years ago

The aquanaut who turned to teaching to engage students

“I took two students over to Taiwan in November and they presented their design- thinking project to an audience of…

5 years ago

School camps a rite of passage to remember

School camps can offer a student a sense of meaning and purpose, they can provide practice in overcoming obstacles, develop…

7 years ago

Sports tours on track for adventure

Incorporating a sports tour into your physical education program has benefits that far exceed the joy of an overseas adventure,…

7 years ago

Planning external learning curriculum

External learning used to mean things like swimming lessons at the local pool. Every week, we walked two abreast (holding…

7 years ago

Digital Creative students code new life into Picasso masterpiece

Picasso’s Weeping Woman will come to life for the first time as part of a new suite of art education…

8 years ago

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