If you didn't catch the Live BBC Radio Cumbria 3-hour broadcast from the IOL North Conference you can hear snippets of it, with photos too, HERE on YouTube
Thank you Brathay Hall for hosting so wonderfully and thank you to all the presenters and speakers.
Keynote Speaker: Dr Robbie Nicol, senior lecturer in outdoor and environmental education at Moray House Institute, the School of Education of the University of Edinburgh. Programme Director for the MSc in Outdoor Environmental and Sustainability Education at Moray House and recently co-authored Learning Outside the Classroom, Routledge (2012).
Robbie Nicol: POWERPOINT PRESENTATION here
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Some photos of the day from Neal Anderson and Mark Allen - presenters at the Conference.
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| Registration was busy |
The opening session |
Active indoor workshop |
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| Beautiful Brathay Hall |
Andy Robinson hosted the BBC Radio presenters |
Willow working workshop |
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| Treasure finding... |
Perfect workshop backdrop |
Lots of discussion... |
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| Canoe workshop with Brathay Hall beyond |
Building a willow arbour |
BBC Radio broadcasting live... |
- Games, feedback and achievement
- An introduction to pioneering and its use in campcraft, backwoods, and outdoor learning
- Making sense of work at height for outdoor centres using ropes courses, zip wires etc
- Tyrolean Traverses – how we might set them up
- Looking after your back while at work and at play!
- The Role of the Technical Advisor
- Exploring values
- Sea Kayak Navigation – how to plan simple journeys
- Into the Wilds: Using creative research and evaluation methods with young people in outdoor and experiential learning settings
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- Brathay’s Youth Development Model: Using a theory of change model to map young people’s needs, our approach, theories, activities to outcomes and aims
- Large group canoes – what are the practicalities of buying, owning and using voyager style canoes
- Open Water Swimming – ‘Sink or Swim’?
- Coaching with Neurological Levels
- British Cycling Level 1 MTB Leadership Award.....the missing link!!
- Dark Sky Discovery – practical astronomy for groups
- Diversity in the Countryside
- Practitioner based research projects in the outdoors
- Working with living willow
- Go Outdoors!
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- Forest Education Network - exploring opportunities in relation to trees, woods and forests
- Walking with a stick...
- Circus as a vehicle for learning
- The Ancient Art of Dowsing
- Global Learning Outdoors
- Youth Aspirations - A university based student social enterprise
- OPAL CLimate Survey
- “Not all those who wander are lost.” Maps and retelling the journey
- Shelter Building and Kelly Kettle Cooking – A look again at ‘solos’
- Helping People Be Their Best Self - 4 Essentials from Positive Psychology and NLP
- Out of the Woods
- Frequent, continuous and progressive LOtC
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The NR Conference 2012 has been hailed as the biggest and best yet with 201 people attending as delegates and presenters. 37 workshops and 10 industry updates provided a diverse range of opportunities from all sectors of the outdoor field. Full list of workshops HERE.
Tim Farron, MP and Liberal Party President presented the keynote speech “The role of outdoor learning in promoting inclusion in society”.
Tweeted feedback:
"....it was great, we had well received workshop & v. thought provoking day. @ioloutdoorprofs did great job organising NRConference" and "Enjoyed northern @ioloutdoorprofs conference today & was good listening to @timfarron"
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First pics of the day......
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- Greening Outdoor Practice
- Crafty Communication – storytelling for a change
- Pioneering – an activity for young people
- Environmental Earth Walks
- Sea Kayak Navigation
- A Practical Mountain Bike session
- Problem Solving Activities for Groups
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- Woodcraft and Whittling
- Looking After your back at Work and at Play
- Basic Expedition Leader and Day Walk Leader workshop
- Campfire Cooking
- Felt making
- A Practical Paddlesport Session
- Open Canoe Safety
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On Friday 28th January the IOL Northern Region annual conference took place at Borwick Hall near Carnforth, Lancs. 158 delegates were treated to a packed day and glorious winter sunshine. The conference was opened by Paul Bond, Northern Region Chair and Andy Robinson, IOL Chief Executive Officer. Delegates then had the choice of 15 workshops to attend before an excellent lunch – details of workshops are given below. After lunch, delegates were treated to Norman Beech’s presentation, “Beech Boys Atlantic - a dad and a lad row an ocean” – charting his transatlantic voyage, with his son, by rowing boat in support of Wateraid. A record breakingly short AGM was followed by Industry Updates from AALA, National Navigation Award Scheme, BCU, the National Skills Academy, Adventure Learning Schools, the Duke of Edinburgh’s Award and the Children’s University.
After a second training session with the choice of another 15 workshops, many delegates finished the day with a final catch up and a drink in the bar making the most of another great networking opportunity.
We were also honoured to present a Fellowship of IOL award to Bill Taylor for his lifetime of outstanding work in our field.
All in all – a very successful day – the only problem being how to find a centre big enough to host next year’s event.
Thanks to all at Borwick for their hard work and for making us feel so welcome, also to Lyon Equipment, Tamarack and Brookbank for their sponsorship of the event.
Workshop Details HERE.
Thanks to all the workshop and industry update presenters – the conference could not go ahead without your generous help.