Learning Outdoors - A School in the Woods - Part 1 - With Mary Machlachlan and Anne Statham

I’m just a bit of a maverick, I see things slightly differently and always gone a bit left field and I’ve always questioned and wondered whether it could be done differently or better.’ Welcome to the Spring/Summer series of the Back To The Garden Podcast. Todays guest, Mary Mclachlan, founded the Wood School in Manchester in 2010. It’s an incredible school set in a 1.7 acre woodland. In this episode we’re also joined by our regular podcast guest, Anne Statham (our very own child development specialist). This is a very in-depth conversation so it is split into two parts. What we cover in this episode: Outdoor learning Developing empathy in practitioners  The art of active listening Parent Effectiveness Training (PET) How the wood school began The importance of developing a relationship with nature at a young age We’re thrilled to have Mary as a guest on the show and welcome back Anne. ’Concepts around awe and wonder, that’s why it’s set in a wood. The wood is constantly changing. It surprises you each time you go. I was in this week, I’ve had the wood for over 15 years, and this week I saw a new bird.’ Links and Resources: https://thewoodschool.wordpress.com/ Ken Robinson Adele Faber - ‘How to Talk So Kids Will Listen and Listen so Kids Will Talk’ - Link  Carl Rogers - The Humanist Psychologist - Marshall B. Rosenberg - Non-violent communication (NVC) Thomas Gordon - Parent Effectiveness Training - Link to book  Maslow’s Hierarchy Of Needs Adverse Childhood Experiences For full detailed show notes visit https://www.backtothegardenchildcare.com/show-notes Part 2 of this episode will air on June 8th at 8am. ----------- Thank you for listening! We’d be so grateful if you could take 2 minutes to leave us a review on your preferred podcast app. Please share with anyone who you think would love to listen. This episode is sponsored by Kit + Kin, award winning nappies - head to https://kitandkin.com/ and enter the code BABY20 specially created for our listeners to use on the first subscription. Recorded via Zoom and edited at LBS, Stockport. https://lbs.co.uk/ Producer: Adders Jeffry Original Music written by Sadie Pickering, performed by Sadie Pickering, Dan J Logan and Jay Ansill Podcast hosting service - https://anchor.fm/backtothegarden Website: https://www.backtothegardenchildcare.com/podcast/

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