Our Approach To Outdoor Learning

We are not influenced by any one approach to teaching and learning in nature. Our pedagogical  approach draws upon rich global histories of nature-based practices. We are conscious of and work towards ensuring that we do not further perpetuate dominant western narratives through acts of cultural appropriation in our work together.

Some of the inspirations behind our approach to being in, with and of nature include; The Forest School Association, Braiding Sweetgrass (Robin Wall-Kimmerer), Children in Permaculture (Alderslowe), Consent Based Education (Christophy), Freedom to Learn (Gray), Rewilding Education (Hope), Unschooling (Holt), ‘Raising Free People’ (Akilah S Richards), ‘Ways of Council’ (Ojai Foundation), Deschooling Society (Ivan Illich) and Anarchist Pedagogies (ed. Robert H. Haworth).

All of these inspirations are approached through a holistic lens that includes the ‘Head, Hands and Heart’ (Pestalozzi) of all participants.

  • Georgina - We Are Wonder

    Georgina (She/They)

    CO-DIRECTOR WILD GREEN SPACE CIC/ PROGRAMME COORDINATOR/OUTDOOR LEARNING LEAD/ ARTIST/ MAKER / RESEARCHER

    Georgina is inspired by the innate drive to play she witnesses in children and is motivated to sustain those creative instincts through to young adulthood via a holistic approach to learning and personal development.

    Having worked in the creative industries and traditional educational settings (FE/HE) for 15+ years she now creates opportunities for young people and their families to develop a life long affinity with the natural world.

    Georgina is a practising artist, photographer and maker. She enjoys sharing her creative practice with young people, through play and time spent outside together.

  • Marwen - We Are Wonder

    Marwen (They/Them)

    CO-DIRECTOR WILD GREEN SPACE CIC/ OUTDOOR LEARNING LEAD / PROJECT MONITORING, IMPACT AND EVALUATION LEAD/ HORTICULTURIST

    “Marwen is a passionate outdoor educator specialising in immersive and sensory learning such as food growing and woodland skills. They work with a range of ages and are a committed advocate for the rights of disabled and neurodivergent youth to access and learn from greenspaces.”

  • Filip

    TRAINEE OUTDOOR ASSISTANT, FATHER, MOVEMENT FACILITATOR, (SELF-)HEALING FACILITATOR

    My best and most important time as a child and young man was spent as part of the local youth group, as a child and from 18 as a leader. I love(d) playing in the local woods.

    I have always been interested in how the body works and moves in particular. Even before I turned an adult myself, I knew I wanted to work with children, in various roles.

    Besides volunteering for the youth group, I studied kinesiotherapie (movement therapy). Later, when I moved to Scotland, I also got interested in yoga and did yoga teacher training.

    From age 28 my most important role was as a father.. to one, two, three and now four children..

    My aim is to really listen and respond to individuals with curiosity and compassion, in whatever role i am in, be it a father, an assistant, a ‘leader’, a friend, a ‘facilitator’.

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    Giulia (She/Her)

    OUTDOOR LEARNING LEAD

    Giulia’s playful energy is infectious, she has a love of life and the great outdoors that she gladly shares with us all. A passionate walker, she enjoys sharing immersive experiences in nature, and everything it has to teach us, with young people.

  • Owen

    Owen (He/Him)

    OUTDOOR LEARNING LEAD/WRITER/MUSICIAN

    Owen has a decade of experience working with children and young people and believes fiercely in the holistic benefits of the outdoors. In the woods, Owen's favourite pastimes are building miniature twig villages and listening to the trees. Owen also writes for page and stage, and feels that if the recipe asks for four cloves of garlic one should always use eight.

  • Sophie (She/Her)

    OUTDOOR LEARNING LEAD/ SCHOOL PROJECTS COORDINATOR.

    Director Glasgow Forest Schools and Woodland Play Therapy CIC, Trainer with FSTC, Co-Chair Glasgow Region Outdoor and Woodland Learning Group

    Sophie finds a lot of healing in her forest school work and loves to spread the therapeutic benefits of being, making and connecting in the woods with all types of humans, and especially those craving an escape from their screens.

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    Volunteers

    We are very fortunate to be supported by a crew of volunteer folk younger, older and in between. You know who you are and we thank you for your time, support, energy and commitment to the project. Thank You!

Advisory Board

Our CIC has 6 Board members - each bringing their expertise with a specific focus.

The day to day running of Wild Green Space CIC is managed by Georgina Lundy-Clark and supported by Marwen Cronin through working our projects, fundraising and social impact monitoring.

We are further supported by 4 advisory board members:

Claire Harker - Head Teacher at St. Albert’s Primary School, Pollokshields, Glasgow. Claire is helping us reach more kids who might not otherwise get access to quality outdoor learning experiences.

Lillias Kinsman-Chauvet - Co-creator of We Are Wonder in 2021. Lillias keeps us aligned to our original vision and accountable to our guiding principles.

Lizi Henderson - Previously worked as a family therapist and Child Psychiatrist for 20 years. Yoga practitioner and long term meditator. Trained in Non Violent ( Compassionate) Communication. Lizi Helps us navigate conflict, remaining compassionate to ourselves and each other.

Nicola Ibrahim - Social media, events and communications whizz. Nicola helps us communicate the importance of quality outdoor learning for more kids.