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May 14, 2025 36 mins

In a special episode of the Curious Task, Matt sits down with James Tooley and Robyn Mulcahy at Blueberry Creek Forest School and Nature Centre to discuss the benefits of private education, outdoor education programs including forest schools and the history of approaches around the globe that strive to offer students a more well-rounded alternative to government schools. 

References:

James’ profile at the University of Buckingham:

https://www.buckingham.ac.uk/directory/professor-james-tooley/ 

Robyn’s bio on re-cognition:

https://re-cognition.ca/portfolio-item/educators/ 

Blueberry Creek Nature Centre:

https://re-cognition.ca/home-page/blueberry-creek-forest-and-nature-centre/ 

James’ Book “The Beautiful Tree”:

https://a.co/d/9SbGCMp 

 

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