If children experience nature, they care about it and want to conserve it, but children today, especially urban children, are losing their connection with their local natural environment. Reports state that children today spend less time in natural areas than previous generations, and children from ethnic minorities are almost half as likely to go outdoors. UK schools are not prioritising learning in natural environments, largely due to the lack of teacher’s confidence, competence and capacity.

We will provide environmental education in multicultural urban environments focusing on engaging children from ethnic minorities. We will bring classroom groups in West London to Minet Country Park for our onsite programming. We will apply our experience to develop materials for use in primary schools nationally and provide training sessions for teachers to increase their confidence and enable them to utilise the material in their own local settings.