Author Archives: Bill Stephen

Avatar of Bill Stephen

About Bill Stephen

I am an Outdoor Education Teacher. I work for the East Lothian Outdoor Education Service.

King’s of the River Tyne (and Queens)

A massive well done to all the P7 pupils( last group pictured - the entire year group took part!) from King’s Meadow Primary School, Haddington who achieved Paddlpower Start Level 1 over the last month on the River Tyne at West Mill in … Continue reading

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged , , , | Leave a comment

CPD Staff Development v.2013/14 essential upgrades now available

Outdoor Learning Continuing Professional Development Courses for the 13/14 terms are now available for booking. Why not get yourself upgraded and sign up on one of the many  East Lothian Council Outdoor Learning Service CPD courses and programmes available to enhance your … Continue reading

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged , | Leave a comment

Amazing Weepans weather the storm at Innerwick

What an amazing week with the “weepans”. It’s been a challenging week of weather, but hey that doesn’t deter the P3 classes from Prestonpans Infant School they were out there getting on with it! We are fortunate at ELC Outdoor … Continue reading

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged , , | 2 Comments

Duke of Edinburgh – Supervisor and Assessor Training Jan 2013

Two courses for those interested in organising and assessing Duke of Edinburgh award courses in East Lothian will be run in January 2013. Courses will be based at the East Lothian Council Outdoor Learning Service. These DofE accredited courses are … Continue reading

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged , , | Leave a comment

Primary Outdoor Learning Days 2012/13…Last few spaces available…

The Primary Outdoor Learning days so far this year have been well subscribed. These additional days on top of outdoor school provision already provided by the service are designed to encourage schools to get more pupils involved in outdoor learning. So … Continue reading

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged | Leave a comment