Recent Projects

Other recently completed projects include Keeping Diversity on Track, which worked with schools along the Settle-Carlisle train line using Philosophy for Children to explore issues of diversity and social justice and Going Global in the Outdoors, which extended previous work in Grizedale forest, bringing a global dimension into outdoor education. CDEC is also currently working on 'toolkits' for both School Linking and for Philosophy for Global Citizenship which will be available in the near future.

Going Global in the Outdoors 
During the last three years CDEC has been working with schools and outdoor education providers to bring a global dimension, including social justice as well as environmental sustainability, into activity programmes in the outdoor classroom. This project came to an end in August 08.

As a result of Going Global in the Outdoors, CDEC has launched a full range of teaching resources for schools and outdoor providers , to be used in support of outdoor activities: the KS1 storybook ‘Meet Zogg’; the KS2 activity pack ‘Survival Pack for Future Citizens’; the KS3 activity pack ‘Exploring Values’; and the set of activity cards ‘Treading Lightly’.

We have also launched the website ‘The Big Idea’ which includes many practical ideas for education providers and schools to bring the global dimension into teaching and learning in the outdoors. Please visit www.globaloutdoors.co.uk We encourage outdoor providers and teachers to contribute to the database of good practice on this site.

Using learning from the Going Global Project CDEC offer a number of tailored courses, the ‘Outdoor Classroom’ course for teachers and outdoor providers which  will be repeated in autumn term and Philosophy for Children in the Outdoors.

We are continuing our work on the Going Global project to provide an outdoor experience for 6th form pupils. Community Choices, focuses on the dilemmas and consequences of palm oil production in Indonesia – using outdoor as well as indoor spaces. Relevant to Geography, World Development, Critical Thinking and RE and catering for a range of learning styles whilst focusing on what sustainable development means to everyone involved – from supermarket consumers to indigenous peoples


Sample teacher comments:

“The activities were really well designed and furthered student understanding on sustainability”

As well as identifying links to A levels – “As a stand-alone day the activities would support the
global citizens agenda.”




Sample students comments:

“Really worthwhile I’ve learned a lot.”

“It was really enlightening & good, thanks!”

We plan to launch this new programme in the summer term.

West Cumbria

We also work at a more local level through our outreach bases. In West Cumbria, we have been working with West Cumbria Excellence Cluster to develop a programme of support for Cluster schools in delivering Global Citizenship Education.