Concept Based Practice was a residential course at Woodlands in the town of Kinguisse, that both the Outdoor Education and Outdoor Environmental and Sustainability Education students were required to take. The course was about taking all the theory and educational philosophy relevant to outdoor and environmental education and translating it into professional practice. Now I say professional in the sense of giving our future programming solid content and credibility. However, what you will see in the photos below may not suggest that! It looks like we are playing a lot, but I assure you that we are learning. I love that our courses are fun, relevant and effective. Where has this type of school been my whole life!
Evenings at woodlands were mostly spent making dinner in small groups for everyone. Cooking for 25 people is a massive undertaking that invites moments of mass chaos! Each night the group cooking also took on the task of creating a natural center piece for table. I'm sure you can image the ridiculousness that was created. If we didn't have a lecture after dinner, we would either go the the local pub The Tipsy Laird, or relax in the front room or what usually happens with an idle group of people in Scotland- have a ceilidh! Some people had been to a ceilidh a few weeks before and decided to teach everyone a dance in the front room. Sam, a PHD student who was there to assist Robbie, happened to have his flute and provided music that inspired almost everyone to join in! We were pretty crap at it overall, but it was great fun! (see video below)
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