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CLOtC Conference 2018 - Keynote Speaker: Coralie Hopwood John Muir Award
- 1. John Muir Award Coralie Hopwood England Inclusion Manager coralie@johnmuiraward.org
- 2. Think of a wild place that you have visited before. Maybe you go frequently, maybe you’ve only been once. What’s special about it? How did/do you experience it? What did you do there? Have you put something back for your wild place? How have you minimised your impact? Who have you shared it with? How does your wild place make you feel? Your Wild Place
- 3. What is the John Muir Award? An environmental award scheme focused on wild places: Connect with, enjoy, care. It encourages awareness and responsibility for the natural environment, in a spirit of fun, adventure and exploration. johnmuiraward.org Part of John Muir Trust johnmuirtrust.org
- 4. • Open and welcoming to people of all backgrounds • Free to use – reducing barriers • Non-competitive • Scope for challenge and progression • Fun and adventure • Nature connection, values and spirituality • Recognition, not accreditation What matters to us?
- 5. Four Challenges Explore it Share your experiences Do something to Conserve it Discover a wild place
- 6. Why use it 3 main reasons: • As a starting point: ‘we don’t do any of this outdoor/nature stuff yet’ • To build on existing activity: ‘we do some of this, would like to do more’ • To wrap around what we do: ‘we do all of this, it frames/packages what we do and recognises achievement’
- 7. Plan your activity and complete a Proposal Form Discuss To confirm registration Allow 2 weeks Go for it! Get outside and get active! Review activity and request Certificates Complete a Four Challenge Review (optional) Allow 2 weeks Present your Awards Celebrate! How it works
- 9. ‘Each individual took something different from their Award experience. They each had a different story to tell.’ Kay Clark, Inverclyde Youth Connections
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- 12. Employability • Recognise and record achievement in its widest sense • Developing skills for learning, life and work • Soft skills: communication, numeracy, problem solving, information technology and working with others • Experiences of world of work, enterprise, Citizenship
- 14. Case Studies
- 15. Resource Guides Useful information and links to help meet the Four Challenges • John Muir • Biodiversity • Campaigning • Outdoor Access • Sustainability • Wildlife Gardening • National Parks • Outdoor Learning • Literacy and Nature • Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty
- 16. Explorer’s Guide to The Lost Words www.johnmuirtrust.org/initiatives/the-lost-words
- 17. ‘As long as I live, I’ll hear the waterfalls and birds and winds sing. I’ll interpret the rocks, learn the language of flood, storm and the avalanche. I’ll acquaint myself with the glaciers and wild gardens, and get as near to the heart of the world as I can.” John Muir 1838-1914
Editor's Notes
- This is the slide pack for both one and two day John Muir Award training courses. Each section have been given a different colour to help the trainer with navigating around the slides (see below) . The pack includes additional slides that you can use and tailor for a John Muir Award in Schools and John Muir Award in National Parks training. Text written in italics in the notes is for the trainers information. Sections: Background and basics (blue)- what the Award is- Why it was set up – ref to John Muir Trust What matters to us, Who, Where – including Provider map, four challenges, levels, criteria, John Muir, why use it and where you fit in Benefits and themes (dark green)- Why use it – benefits to participants and organisations. Theme slides- way to meet organisation’s agendas (inclusion, education, health and wellbeing) Process (light green)- How it works, PF, Review, CRF, Provider responsibilities and certificate. If the group are needing to get outside at this point for a break you can leave the Provider Responsibilities to cover when you come back inside after exploring the four challenges. Support information (purple)- Newsletter, Record Book, Record eBook, Resource Guides, Case studies, current initiatives Recap (grey)- Why are we here today, what next, staff map, membership (end slide) Additional slides: Basics- (Blue) 3H model, make a difference (conserve audit) Tailoring for one day courses: Background and Basics section- nuts and bolts to be covered. These are currently in a suggested layout but there is some flexibility in the order in which these can be shown. Process section – nuts and bolts to be covered. Benefits and themes section- good to include group discussion if possible. Here is where you can tailor according to your audience e.g. not all of the themes will be relevant. There are now additional slides to support John Muir Award in Schools (Scotland versions of outdoor learning, learning for sustainability, attainment) and John Muir Award in National Parks (National Parks UK, LLTNP- example for local NP). You can adapt these according to country settings. Also shorten this section by showing hard copies of Award resources instead of the actual slides. Support information section- this will be more of a quick signposting of the support we have available rather than going into lots of detail. There is a summary slide in the additional slide section that you can use instead of showing all the slides or if you have internet access then a quick tour of the website will highlight these well.
- Be sure to get this overview in early on in session In simple terms, here’s what it is… Also: Website, various sources for more info; make use of Information Handbook
- NB come back to these later – quick overview at this point Be aware of getting overly repetitive though At its heart… Themes or strands - not separate boxes to be ticked Can be different places, linked with a theme e.g. journey, coastal… Ref Proposal Forms for detailed/concise descriptions and also on website
- Ask participants to think about why they are looking to deliver the Award – quick share from around the room. Give examples of Providers you support.
- Emphasise simplicity, beauraucracy-lite. 1 piece of A4 at start, 1 at end. We want quality info rather than quantity. Main thing is quality experience. Supported by good use of our forms/systems. Ref Information Handbook. Draw out experience of PF use within group if this is to hand.
- Theory of Change- behaviour level (ToC from Kick the Dust HLF- programme level)- how to involve young people in heritage. Hand, heart, head- mirrors stages of ToC. Underpins Award ethos.
- Curriculum maps Shows Award activities that can help meet curriculum outcomes across subjects Indicative - mapped at upper Primary School level- can be adapted Good to share with staff to promote interdisciplinary/ cross curriculum learning e.g. faculty heads, in staff room notice boards etc
- Five Ways to Wellbeing- (New Economic Foundation)- set of evidence based actions to improve personal wellbeing Includes: connect, be active, take notice, keep learning and give Slide- shows mapped for schools, mental health support groups and outdoor centres Health and Environment –growing medical evidence shows that access to the natural environment: improves health and wellbeing *; prevents disease; and helps people recover from illness- help tackle obesity, coronary heart disease and mental health problems *Health and Wellbeing: Physical activity, mental and emotional wellbeing, social wellbeing, physical wellbeing and planning for choices and changes, movement skills, cooperation and competition, evaluating and appreciation, food and health Award encourages: Active participation in outdoor activities; incorporates planning and risk assessment and management and working as part of a group and facing new challenges. Contributory activities can be physical and energetic or sedentary, relaxing and reflective. Personal responsibility and sharing experiences are fundamental to achieving an Award Reference Provider Surveys England and Wales: 86% of Providers identify that the John Muir Award helps the people they work with to improve mental and emotional health 72% - improve Physical Health Scotland- SHANNARI – in additional slides
- Ref Employability and the John Muir Award Providers Survey England and Wales Over 70% of responses indicated that getting involved in the John Muir Award had a positive effect on: communication skills and social interaction and encouraging teamwork and positive approaches to working together.
- Empower people- inspire them about what they can do and enable them to access opportunities. They will do the rest.