The following lists are resources for Outdoor Education that I have found along the way. I’ve tried to categorize them to the best of my ability, but some things just can’t be so easily categorized.
Best Practices For Foraging
*please note: the best practice is to not forage unless you have been given direct permission and learned practices*
- Foraging/Harvesting Indigenous Wild Plants
- Gaia Project: The Honourable Harvest
- Seventh Generation Principle
- Robin Wall Kimmerer: The Honourable Harvest
Natural Dyeing & Pigment Making
- Dyeing with Mushrooms
- Dyeing Mohair Skeins w/ Local Materials
- Dyeing with Nettles
- Painting with Iron Water
- Resources for Natural Dyeing
- Maiwa Guide to Natural Dyes
- Japanese Knotweed
- Horse Chestnut Husks
- Homemade Purple Ink
- Make Your Own Soft Pastels
- Natural Paint Recipes
- Making Paint & Pastels from Foraged Rocks & Soils
Outdoor Learning/Education
- Outdoor Lesson Ideas
- UBC on Outdoor Learning
- Overview of Outdoor Learning (how to conduct)
- Tips for Outdoor Learning
- Why is Outdoor Learning Beneficial?
- Outdoor Learning: Why & Lesson Ideas
- John Dewey on Outdoor Education
- Outdoor Social Studies/Cross-curricular Lessons
Outdoor Experiences & Mental Wellbeing