Outdoor Learning - Marina Robb - practitioner and writer in open discussion about her work and her reflections on outdoor learning.

In this episode:

A discussion about outdoor education with Marina Robb (Bsc; PGCE; MA; Msc; Author), Founder and Managing Director of Circle of Life Rediscovery Community Interest Company and The Outdoor Teacher Ltd, both leading organisations that aim to transform education and health through nature. Co-author of ‘Learning with Nature’, a respected practical reference book for Forest School & Outdoor practitioners forwarded by Chris Packham and ‘The Essential Guide to Forest School and Nature Pedagogy’, Marina has been the recipient of funding from Natural England, Mind and The National Lottery, amongst other grant makers for her outdoor work with disadvantaged teenagers, families and young people.

The flagship project ‘ The Woodland Project’ won the ITV People’s Project in 2017, supporting families and teenagers with disabilities and mental health issues. Marina is a senior practitioner for residential camps in Sussex woodlands, Forest School & training, nature-based training for adults, nature & health interventions, outdoor learning days and youth training programmes.

In this podcast she shares a little of her 30 years experience in outdoor learning and her deep understanding of effective nature education through an outdoor discussion with LSBU host Brian Davies, currently completing the Masters Programme in Education for Sustainability at LSBU.