About Inside-Out

Inside-Out Nature has successfully given Forest School and Outdoor Practitioner courses for the past six years in Denmark, the UK and the USA – and is based near Viborg, Denmark, the source of the British Forest School initiative.

Inside-Out Nature aims to give the necessary pedagogical knowledge to develop one’s own practice in one’s own setting. The consultancy, training and courses are backed with theoretical and practical knowledge and give each participant the competence and confidence to use the outdoor environment as a learning resource with children, young people and adults.

The Scandinavian tradition of using nature and the outdoor environment as a learning resource and not simply as a place for children to ‘let off steam’ has become an important aspect of pedagogy. The majority of nurseries and out-of-school clubs use the outdoor environment all year round.

Over the past decade there has been growing interest in using the outdoor environment with children and young people in the UK as a way of developing skills and increasing motivation for learning. Recent research studies illustrate that using the outdoors as a learning resource is highly beneficial for physical, mental, social and emotional development in children, young people and adults. Each outdoor environment is unique to each setting and a pedagogical knowledge is essential to understanding not only the ‘what’ to do, but also the ‘how’ and ‘why’ of the learning processes – it is through pedagogy that a sustainable and truly developmental way of practice emerges.

Contact: info@insideoutnature.com UK Tel: 08458057852