The really popular IOL North West Conference
Delivering High Quality Outdoor Learning
We are beginning to plan the main event in the IOL North West region's calendar - the annual conference, which you probably know is a mixture of talks, workshops and networking opportunities…
At this stage we are putting together a programme of workshops - covering a wide range of interest areas - reflecting our diverse membership. We hope to include the usual industry updates from across the field alongside practical skills workshops and more theoretical seminars.
- Regional conference
- Annual get together
- Networking
- CPD
- Developing communities of practice
Workshops
- Accessibility and inclusive leadership
- Making a mallet
- Indoor outdoor learning in primary school
- Rights, Risks and Relationships: A Rights-Based Approach to Outdoor Learning
- Nordic walking
- Nature and the nervous system
- Understanding Schools: Barriers, Pressures & Outdoor Practitioner Solutions
- Creative Nature Workshop: Art, Play & Imagination Outdoors
- Teacher-student relationships and engagement with learning
- Leadership and facilitation of outdoor learning: establishing high quality relationships with new groups in time constrained environments.
- Team building and professional development
- Adaptable Coaching and Reviewing Tools
- Walking Back to Wellbeing: How Nature-Based Walking Supports Mental Health & Reduces Burnout in Working Parents
- Breathe, move, restore: Mindful Walking, Forest Bathing & Embodied Pilates for Wellbeing.
- An Introduction to Wild Pedagogies
- Mountain Training
- Foraging
Conference timings TBC