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By The Outdoor Teacher
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The podcast currently has 44 episodes available.
My guest today is Sophie Christophy, co-founder of the Cabin and the Lodge, both self-directed learning communities for home educated young people.
In 2016 Sophie established the philosophy and concept of consent-based education, which is the theme of today’s podcast. We start the conversation about our dominant culture, and how we find ourselves within a patriarchal world view, regardless of our gender, and that we can all behave, mostly unconsciously in a patriarchal way by normalizing power structures.
In this episode, we dive into:Show Notes:
https://theoutdoorteacher.com/podcasts/episode-43-sophie-christophy-relationships-rooted-in-consent/
Music by Geoff Robb: www.geoffrobb.com
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It’s good to be back for a new season and notice autumn arriving! Isn’t it incredibly difficult to get away from screens and allow time for play, reflection, rest and social connection.
On a recent walk, I saw swallows, who will soon be leaving us for southern Africa, and I did some research on Atlantic Mackerel as I saw all these people fishing – turn out they are leaving too and going north – life is always on the move!
In this episode I highlight the increase in special educational needs and disabilities in schools as well as social, emotional, mental health challenges for young people. I continue to reflect on embodied practice, for me this means our capacity to notice sensations and feelings in our bodies, which is not easy and how this can help us to be in relationship with each other.
I will be exploring some of my own (and maybe your) blind spots so that we can begin to address privilege and power and afford others more dignity and respect.
In this Episode Marina discusses:
Show Notes:
https://theoutdoorteacher.com/podcasts/episode-42-embodied-practice-in-our-special-education-needs-world/
Music by Geoff Robb: www.geoffrobb.com
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Welcome back to Season 6! My guest today is David Cowell, Managing Director of ALP Schools, which runs special educational needs independent schools, funded by the local authority.
These five schools are for young people between the ages of 6-19 and 25 who have diagnosed special educational needs.
In this episode, we dive into:Show Notes:
https://theoutdoorteacher.com/podcasts/episode-41-david-cowell-alp-schools/
Music by Geoff Robb: www.geoffrobb.com
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This is the final episode of Season 5 until we meet again on September 23rd around the Autumn Equinox!
I find myself once again in July, re-committing to taking time to slow down and make sure I spend time in natural spaces. I think in order to walk my talk, particularly with regard to listening deeply to the natural world and the wisdom that might arise from this encounter, I know it’s necessary to slow down, to facilitate for deep body-based listening.
This episode pulls together some of the threads from this season, I discuss spirituality and acknowledge that I want my own experience of the spiritual to remain somewhat private – something that I cultivate largely on my own, or with close friends, in order to avoid too many people’s opinions.
In this Episode Marina discusses:
Show Notes:
https://theoutdoorteacher.com/podcasts/episode-40-wild-hearts-wise-bodies/
Music by Geoff Robb: www.geoffrobb.com
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I’m thrilled to introduce my guest, Rebecca Wildbear. Rebecca is the author of Wild Yoga, a book that guides us to inhabit our bodies and listen to the animate natural world. She tracks dreams, invites us to embrace vulnerability, listening deeply to nature, and to be open to what arises.
Rebecca holds an M.S. in Counseling from Johns Hopkins University and spent fifteen years working as a Wilderness Therapist. She’s also a professional river guide, having captained boats through pristine, fish-filled rivers.
With over 20 years of experience working with dreams, Rebecca has been a soul guide at Animas Valley Institute since 2006, where she now serves as a Senior Guide.
In this episode, we dive into:
Show Notes:
https://theoutdoorteacher.com/podcasts/episode-39-listening-to-the-wild-world-rebecca-wildbear/
Music by Geoff Robb: www.geoffrobb.com
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Welcome to Episode 38! Today, I'm delving into the transformative power of nature in education and health. I'll be sharing the backstory of Circle of Life Rediscovery, my community interest company, and our journey in offering nature-based programmes and green interventions with the National Health Service and various teams over the past 20 years.
In this Episode Marina discusses:
“It’s been more enjoyable than I could have imagined. I joined to learn how to bring nature connection to those I work with, but finished feeling supported, new friends, and with a renewed vigour for my own nature connection practice.”
2023 Certificate in Nature-Based Practice Training Attendee
Show Notes:
https://theoutdoorteacher.com/podcasts/episode-38-transforming-education-and-health-through-nature/
Music by Geoff Robb: www.geoffrobb.com
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In this episode, I’m so excited to speak with Dylan Walker, who describes himself as part entrepreneur, part ecologist, and part educator.
Dylan uses innovative techniques to spark our imaginations, inspiring visions of a wilder world where humans play a central and positive role. He passionately believes that cultivating a deep cultural connection with nature is the only way to safeguard our precious wildlife for the future. This enlightening conversation left me feeling optimistic and deeply contemplative about the urgent need to revolutionize how we teach and learn about our climate and our vital role as a keystone species.
We dive into:
Show Notes:
https://theoutdoorteacher.com/podcasts/episode-37-rewilding-our-imagination/
Music by Geoff Robb: www.geoffrobb.com
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Today, I'm beginning to delve into the fascinating world of biomimicry and nature's patterns, exploring how these principles can help us become net contributors in our communities and beyond and of course other interesting ideas!
I'll talk about how we could develop these natural blueprints to foster participation, learning, and positive change.
I believe it's crucial for everyone to feel empowered in their learning and community engagement, realizing that we can make a positive impact together.
In this Episode Marina discusses:
Show Notes:
https://theoutdoorteacher.com/podcasts/beyond-net-zero-transforming-learning-through-natures-patterns/
Music by Geoff Robb: www.geoffrobb.com
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My guest today is Dr Deborah Benham. In addition to her academic career as a biologist, Deborah is a biomimicry educator, a Gaia Education and Transition Towns trainer, and has huge experience in how we can draw on living systems to support solutions to societal challenges.
I am very inspired to share this episode with you! We can actually be net-contributors as humans rather than always extracting and taking. It’s so easy to speak about all the problems and seemingly hard to find solutions to planetary and personal health, but today we get to glimpse into an emerging set of principles that just may be the foundation to how we run our systems and our lives in the future.
We dive into:
Show Notes:
https://theoutdoorteacher.com/podcasts/episode-35-biomimicry-and-living-system-solutions/
Music by Geoff Robb: www.geoffrobb.com
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In episode 34, Marina defines outdoor learning and shares practical examples of its implementation in schools. Additionally, she explores the broader social and economic context we live in and questions if our education system should provide more opportunities for young people to understand political and economic processes, especially with the backdrop of the upcoming UK General elections.
It seems remiss to spend 14-16 years in education without grasping basic democracy and economics, and giving young people a platform to voice their ideas. As we develop a practical climate curriculum, addressing these wider systems is crucial.
In this Episode Marina discusses:
Show Notes:
https://theoutdoorteacher.com/podcasts/the-what-and-why-of-outdoor-learning/
Music by Geoff Robb: www.geoffrobb.com
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