Give details of who has The group Outside Education has benefitted through this project benefitted from the project? by consolidating and increasing membership. The group Dyfi OLW has benefitted by hosting this project; the project was planned through collaboration between members of the Dyfi OLW group, who have consequently been able to share experiences and best practice, and it has been a valuable place in which to reinforce professional ties within the group. The RWL network has benefitted through seeing its used and evaluated in a first project, with a detailed report written by Tom Deacon. What resources were A series of 6 detailed session plans (including RWL ideological produced? support on using the RWL hand model and the greeting ‘frame’) activities and session activities, as well as supporting material have been produced by Tom Deacon. In addition to the activity outlines plans include which core values are being supported, which competences are being developed, the fields of learning covered, and they highlight opportunities for self-directed learning and list the scientific concepts being delivered. A series of 5 giant jigsaws have been constructed, which carry the theme of natural cycles in a fun and creative way. How have the resources The session plans and supporting materials will be made available been shared and who to the OLW community through the OLW website, and in hard with? copy as a set of laminated resources to be stored at the Dyfi OLW hub’. ‘Forestry These resources have also been made available internationally through the RWL network. The giant jigsaws will be made available to support outdoor projects run by OLW group members. Provide details of how the The project has raised awareness of OLW through its close project raised awareness association with the RWL network. The project has been a pilot for of OLW, locally and/or the RWL thinking, and as such its funding through OLW has been nationally (e.g. was there mentioned at important meetings on an international level, as well an opportunity for a press as in the detailed report written up for RWL. release?) On a smaller scale, the funding of this project through OLW has been mentioned throughout the local home-educating community.
Give details of who has benefitted from the project? The group Outside Education has benefitted through this project by consolidating and increasing membership. The group Dyfi OLW has benefitted by hosting this project; the project was planned through collaboration between members of the Dyfi OLW group, who have consequently been able to share experiences and best practice, and it has been a valuable place in which to reinforce professional ties within the group. The RWL network has benefitted through seeing its used and evaluated in a first project, with a detailed report written by Tom Deacon. What resources were produced? A series of 6 detailed session plans (including RWL ideological support on using the RWL hand model and the ‘frame’) greeting activities and session activities, as well as supporting material have been produced by Tom Deacon. In addition to the activity outlines plans include which core values are being supported, which competences are being developed, the fields of learning covered, and they highlight opportunities for self-directed learning and list the scientific concepts being delivered. A series of 5 giant jigsaws have been constructed, which carry the theme of natural cycles in a fun and creative way. How have the resources been shared and who with? The session plans and supporting materials will be made available to the OLW community through the OLW website, and in hard copy as a set of laminated resources to be stored at the Dyfi OLW ‘Forestry hub’. These resources have also been made available internationally through the RWL network. The giant jigsaws will be made available to support outdoor projects run by OLW group members. Provide details of how the project raised awareness of OLW, locally and/or nationally (e.g. was there an opportunity for a press release?) The project has raised awareness of OLW through its close association with the RWL network. The project has been a pilot for the RWL thinking, and as such its funding through OLW has been mentioned at important meetings on an international level, as well as in the detailed report written up for RWL. On a smaller scale, the funding of this project through OLW has been mentioned throughout the local home-educating community.
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