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Play. challenge. grow

Early Years educator and facilitator, father of three—lifelong learner and boundary-pusher

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Strengthening Educators. Transforming Early Years Outcomes

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Thoughts from the field

STEM and the outdoors

This past Fall, I wrote an article for Play Outdoors Magazine about STEM and the outdoors. I stressed the importance of drawing correlations between everyday life and nature, taking STEM out of the classroom and into nature. I love making STEM a priority when taking my own kids out – and the best part is… Continue reading →

January 26, 2023

Darren Barkhouse

Lengthening the Leash

When it comes to my preferred education styles, I tend to gravitate outdoors. I love taking my kids to areas they can take a few risks at, and watch how they explore. As a parent to three young, adventurous boys, it’s hard to keep the educator hat on, and not let the safety dad voice… Continue reading →

April 5, 2022April 5, 2022

Darren Barkhouse

What are a few of the riskiest things you did today?

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Wildhood: The End of the Line

With the rise of technology and overall efficiencies in society today, opportunities for children to interact with nature are becoming few and far between. Screen time is on the rise and time outdoors is in steady decline, meaning lost opportunities for essential growth and development. Interactions with nature have shown to reduce or eliminate ADHD symptoms in children, increase social confidence and cognitive functioning, and even teach delayed gratification, something all but lost on most children today. This session will show the benefits of nature based education, and provide tangible tools, materials and proven examples for you to utilize in the field, both figuratively and literally!

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Thoughts from the field

STEM and the outdoors
Lengthening the Leash
Emerging from Covid – Building back Connections

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London, ON, Canada
darrenbarkhouse@gmail.com

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