As you may know the marketing team have been working on redeveloping the FSC website and we are pleased to say that the new website will be going live on Monday evening / Tuesday.

A new programme of professional learning will help educators in the Tayside region make connections between nature settings, Outdoor Learning approaches, and STEM subjects. FSC Scotland and the John Muir Trust will be jointly delivering practical and online training to promote the idea of ‘STEM by Nature’.

A new Action Plan confirms a significant Scottish Government commitment to Learning for Sustainability as “an entitlement for all learners”. Launched by Deputy First Minister John Swinney MSP, it sets out how a wide range of partners and practitioners (including FSC) will incorporate global citizenship, sustainable development education and outdoor learning in ways that effectively respond to the growing interests, passions and concerns articulated by young people.

In recent weeks, marine biologists from the FSC Millport Education Team have been featured in a series of podcast episodes that focus on the amazing marine environment of the Clyde and the fieldwork opportunities at FSC Millport.

This week a Head Office monthly staff meeting and short East group Education training session focused on the Nature Friendly Schools (NFS) project giving those in attendance the opportunity to take part in a short outdoor session, focused on positive wellbeing outcomes.

Every year we welcome 15 young people as ‘Young Darwin Scholars’ on a specially created scholarship, for 16-17 year olds particularly motivated by the natural world. 2019 has seen a truly inspirational group come together from all across the UK, united by their dedication to igniting change in attitudes and their motivation to take charge of their futures.

Our charitable grants help young people from some of the more deprived areas of the UK to experience outdoor education.

The ‘how-to’ videos which can be found on the ArcGIS Online website have exceeded 10,000 views this month!