34. Outdoor learning in the Early Years
Karl Fice-Thomson, or Big F-T, is an Outdoor Educator, a”lifelong adventurer, and rockpool enthusiast” from Newquay, Cornwall. Karl’s outdoor community classroom is the Cornish coastline, where he shares adventures through rock pools, while educating his students about marine life and nature through hands-on experiences.
Why don’t Early Years educators want to teach outside?
Karl believes that there is a lack of confidence among educators, particularly younger or less experienced teachers, in taking children outdoors and using the environment educationally. And there can be a lack of…
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