Wild Pedagogies in Practice

What does it mean to be human in relationship with the world? How can educational practices nurture and facilitate deep and transformational change in this relationship?

Join us for an exciting day of professional development and learning as Professor Emeritus Bob Jickling, of Lakehead University Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada, shares and demonstrates the work and practice of ‘Wild Pedagogies.’

Wild Pedagogies invites us to rethink our relationship within the world. It rests on 2 premises – human relationships with Earth are not sustainable, and education is a necessary partner in any project that seeks to transform the former to the degree required.

Six original touchstones – and now eight – underpin the work of Wild Pedagogies and will be unpacked and demonstrated by Bob as an offering to all educators to understand, respond to and be curious about. They are drawn from experiments in practice and attempt to actively bring the more-than-human world into educational conversations.

1. Nature as Co-Teacher
2. Complexity, the Unknown, and Spontaneity
3. Locating the Wild
4. Time and Practice
5. Socio-Cultural Change
6. Building Alliances and the Human Community
7. Learning That Is Loving, Caring and Compassionate
8. Touchstone #8: Expanding the Imagination

https://wildpedagogies.com/6%20Touchstones

Come dressed for a day in the ‘wild’ – bring your walking boots, backpack, hat, water bottle, sunscreen, insect repellent, notebook and pen.

This event is fully catered and will provide morning tea, refreshments and lunch. Please indicate your dietary requirement during your ticket purchase.

Registration is essential! Don’t miss this incredible opportunity – book your ticket today.

Bob Jickling Professor Emeritus at Lakehead University has taught environmental, experiential and outdoor education and environmental philosophy. His current research attempts to find openings for radical re-visioning of education. His most recent book collaborations include 'Wild Pedagogies: Touchstones for Re-Negotiating Education and the Environment in the Anthropocene', 'Environmental Ethics: A sourcebook for Educators', and the forthcoming 'Wilding Ecologies, Walking-with Glacier: An Educational Novella.' As a long-time wilderness traveller, much of his inspiration is derived from the landscape of his home in Canada’s Yukon.

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