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See below for John Muir Award newsletters, ebulletins and latest news.

John Muir Award - What's it all about?

Want to Inspire your group to get involved in the John Muir Award? Want to learn more about the man himself and how you and your participants can experience, enjoy and care for wild places too?  Watch our fantastic new video animation to get you started with your discovery of this passionate, wild and adventurous man, whilst working towards your very own John Muir Award. What are you waiting for…

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John Muir Award Newsletter

Read about how the Trust has been inspired by young people, our work Keeping It Wild in London, and seven years of the National Lottery Heritage Fund in England.

Autumn 2019 Newsletter

To download PDF version of newsletter, click here.

To view our Newsletter archive, click here.

John Muir Award e-bulletin

Latest John Muir Award information and news, along with activities, events and news from around the UK.

John Muir Award e-bulletin December 2020

To view our e-bulletin archive, click here.

Including the John Muir Award into your funding bids

Demonstrate to funders the benefits of building the Award into your project plans

Adding value to your project with the Award
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Record eBook

A new free digital resource to help participants capture and share John Muir Award experiences. Quotes, photos, stories, songs, sounds and videos can all be uploaded. See what others are sharing here. Contact your Award Manager if you would like to request an account.

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Conserve Audits

Our Conserve Audits show the value and impact of John Muir Award participation by capturing the many and varied ways in which participants make a positive difference to wild places. Find out more and read the findings of our latest audits here.

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Provider Survey 2015

What do Providers – organisations that run the John Muir Award – think about it? Read about the results from our 2015 Provider Survey here.

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Learning for Sustainability in Scotland: a work in progress

Vision 2030+ is a new Education Scotland report that sets out the vision for Learning for Sustainability in Scotland’s schools to 2030 and beyond. Rob Bushby finds out what it means for Outdoor Learning.

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A Recipe for a John Muir Award Providers’ Gathering

Click here to read a recipe for a John Muir Award Providers' Gathering.

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    News 10 December 2020

    Tribute: Doug Scott

    Rob Bushby, former John Muir Award Manager and long-term associate of Doug Scott, pays tribute to the mountaineer who died on 7 December

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    News 10 December 2020

    Field Notes: Mountains, Covid-19 and education recovery

    A Glencoe-based family, unable to attend school, uses the John Muir Award to help support home learning - outdoors

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