Walking out of the Classroom: learning on the streets of Aberdeen
2008
The sight of children walking the streets armed with clipboards is a common one
in Aberdeen (Figure 10.1). About two thousand children between the ages of 5 and
12 set out on walks led by one of the staff from Aberdeen Environmental Education
Centre (AEEC) as part of their school year. I have had a connection with AEEC for
over ten years; as a student teacher, class teacher, volunteer trail writer and as one of
the development officers who create materials for teaching and lead guided walks.
Currently as a lecturer in Primary Education, I am interested in the ways in which
learning occurs and knowledge is created during guided walks offered by AEEC. For
the purposes of this chapter I have drawn from my own practices and experiences of
both using and providing the service which AEEC offers to explore the relationship
between walking and learning during structured trail activities.
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