Connect with, enjoy, and care for, the planet’s wild places. Main engagement initiative of the John Muir Trust
Experiences of engaging… …young people: • Enjoyable, active, ‘new’, engage the senses • Not a set syllabus approach • Meet people where they’re at • Co-design • Partnerships • Advocate the non-specialist • Offer opportunity to make a difference
John Muir Award Conserve Audit 2015 • 17,558 participants - positive difference to wild places • £709,825 - Heritage Lottery Fund value (19,991 days) • 33% by people experiencing disadvantage • “It was good to get to use and understand tools I’ve never used before. I actually enjoyed hard work, getting stuck in.”
Head, Heart, Hand model
Year of Young People 2018 #TheBrawOutdoorQuestion
Literacy & nature
#TheLostWords
Coalition of nature orgs naomi@johnmuiraward.org
Questions/comments? Email toby@johnmuiraward.org Phone 0141 420 5021 Tweet @clarktoby
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