A sea kayak, foraging and cookery trip with Do The North in Sweden shortly before lockdown was made memorable by apple crumble and custard cooked on a campfire, but in the UK it was Taste The Wild chef Chris Bax who raised my game. I always found this saying a bit obnoxious, and couldn’t really believe others were BAD at dressing for the weather (after all, it simply makes sense) – but after not only plenty of visits to European countries in both winter and summer, not to mention living in Dublin for more than 4 months, I realized this saying is not as obnoxious as it seems, because in some countries people DO seem to struggle with dressing. Of course then we went back into lockdown and remotelearning so the children didn't get to actually playwith them until March. If you’re brave and like the big stuff, Ireland usually has the most consistent and biggest waves throughout the winter. The shiny activewear sported by pharmaceutical workers like Wahlund and Holme hint these are people who schedule exercise without any help from their bosses.

Sir William Connolly, CBE (born 24 November 1942) is a Scottish stand-up comedian, musician, presenter, actor, and artist. It is through one of these KA2projects 'Full Steam Ahead"that I was able to revisit Eikefjord Barnehage in January 2023. In mysetting alllearning is done through play, at no point do we sit thechildren down and say 'Now we are going to learn shapes etc. From dominating the music scene to packing the patter with comedy shows that have left global audiences crying with laughter, the Big Yin has no shortage of talent and acts as an inspiration given he was diagnosed with Parkinson’s in 2013 yet continued to boast an incredible career and even become knighted by 2017.Iregularlyhave other teachers come to visit on our fire days so they can see how it alloperates and I am glad to saymost if not all, go back to their own settings and begin to have fires with their classes. It’s just a solid flat-bottomed cast iron pot with a lid, but you can use it for everything from frying and roasting to slow cooking and baking bread.

For example, there is evidence that spending time in nature can alleviate symptoms of ADHD, improve motor skills, help prevent obesity, and lower the risk of depression, heart disease, and nearsightedness. In Russia it is a quite common expression (it sounds almost the same, just without the second part). Scottish-Americans tell you that if you want to identify tartans, it’s easy – you simply look under the kilt, and if it’s a quarter-pounder, you know it’s a McDonald’s. I’m a huge film star, but you have to hurry to the movies because I usually die in the first 15 f***ing minutes.

We are all retired teachers of English, Math and Science and so have not thrown caution to the winds. I think the number one way to prevent it from happening is to make being outside a part of your daily rhythm or routine. One such person was Tina Bruce, I was just so struck by her Principles and I really enjoyed her style of writing. If I am completely honest the recent Covid 19 pandemic was theturning point for me as apractioner, I was able to take part in manyonline trainings and webinars and I began to see how I could slow the routine down in my classroom to allow children time to actually get in to deeper playexperiences.