Introduction

Learning can and does take place almost everywhere whether it is intentional or not. Schools and nurseries are the traditional and conventional contexts for learning but there are many others in which learning takes place where we may not even realise. This blog focuses on four specific learning contexts some traditional and some not.

Maria Montessori was an educator at the turn of the twentieth century and her methods were revolutionary for the time. The firing line museum is a place whose main focus is to educate and has an excellent educational programme with great links to primary schools. Learning through play is an idea which is fairly new to UK schools but has been embraced and is having great success and Forest schools is a concept which sees woods and forests being used for safe exploratory and imaginative outdoor learning.