John Muir Award - Information Day

John Muir Award delivery (Literacy and Nature) Parklea Session 1 Date: Thursday 12th July, 2018 10am – 3pm The purpose of this session is to: Inform all of about John Muir and The John Muir Award. Encourage learners to participate Raise awareness of criteria, time commitment requirements and range of activities and recording methods involved. 9 Parklea clients, 3 Parklea workers and 2 volunteers took part in the information day. Activities included: Videos of John Muir's life and of Award in Scotland Learning about John Muir via a What's my job guessing game, playing the John Muir Quiz card game, with ref to videos and the graphic novel, Earth, Plant, Universe. Observational activities - thinking how to really look AND see and fully experience nature Producing a piece of poetry from words collected from our observations on our favourite views, using stones, charcoal and chalk. An observational nature walk around the park area, using all our senses. A speaking circle to share our experiences