About
Juliet is a former headteacher of three schools ranging in size from 6 to 270 pupils.
In 2007 she decided to set up her own business. Juliet’s passion is outdoor learning and enabling teachers to take their classes outside to work across the curriculum areas not just for aspects of science, geography and PE.
She is an unusual consultant as few have headship and outdoor work experience. Thus she specialises in the whole school management of outdoor learning and getting this integrated into a school’s working week all year round.
Prior to becoming a teacher, Juliet undertook a variety of jobs in outdoor and environmental work including a seasonal countryside ranger and a soil sorter for an archaeology company!
Latest News…
Juliet has been awarded a 2008 Winston Churchill Travelling Fellowship to visit USA, Canada, Sweden and the Czech Republic to look at outdoor technology so that she can create a free outdoor technology pack for teachers.
The Winston Churchill Trust operates Travelling Fellowships as a living memorial to Sir Winston Churchill. It enables UK citizens from all walks of life to acquire knowledge overseas to benefit community and country. Approximately 100 awards are made annually with an average duration abroad of 4-8 weeks. More information and how to apply can be found on the Trust’s website www.wcmt.org.uk
Outdoor learning is…
Any learning which takes place outdoors. This includes learning in the school grounds, the local neighbourhood, day trips to outdoor places and outdoor residential trips.
There is a need for more outdoor learning…
- It provides an opportunity to connect to the world beyond the classroom.
- It reinforces the link between cognitive and affective learning.
- Many children prefer learning outside.
- It can have a positive impact on long term memory.
- It increases children’s knowledge and understanding of the natural world, environmental systems and processes.
- It provides fresh air and physical activity.
- Contact with nature helps mental health and can reduce levels of stress in people. It helps children concentrate and think more clearly.
- It can knit together many of the strands of sustainable in development in a rich learning environment.
Creative STAR Learning Company offers a variety of services including…
- Courses for schools and other organisations interesting in outdoor learning. These can be delivered by Juliet or she can set up materials for school staff to deliver at a significantly reduced cost.
- Management support to organisations wishing to adapt their work to meet the needs of schools.
- Tried and tested resources. Please see www.creativestarlearning.co.uk
“Must we always teach our children with books? Let them look at the mountains and stars up above. Let them look at the beauty of the waters and the trees and flowers on earth. They will then begin to think, and to think is the beginning of a real education.” David Polis
