John Muir Award

A 10 minute video explaining about the John Muir Award, John Muir and the John Muir Trust

This information booklet provides information about the John Muir Award.

Use of the John Muir Award can support teachers to deliver learning outcomes through practical, creative and engaging approaches that are beneficial to all as part of the National Curriculum. This document explains how the John Muir Award can be delivered in educational establishments and settings.

If you are running the award through your establishment and not Hampshire Outdoors, you will need to complete and send a proposal form and programme areas form to info@johnmuiraward.org two week prior to the commencement of your delivery. 

Example of Programme Area information for:

• Bees
• Birds
• Butterflies
• Bugs

These resources can be downloaded and adapted to suit the interests of your learner(s).

The John Muir Award can be tailored to meet the needs of the group, the wild place(s) chosen and the curriculum. Here is an example of a programme covering the four key programme areas/challenges. 

Each level of the award has specific time commitments.

• Discovery Award - 4 days (or 25+ hours equivalent) minimum time commitment.
• Explorer Award - 8 days (50+ hours equivalent) minimum time commitment.
• Conserver Award - 20 days (or 125+ equivalent) minimum time commitment, over at least 6 months.

These can be spread out over a long period or condensed to be completed quicker.

Use this form to inform the John Muir Award office of your Certificate requirements. If you are deliverying the award through Hampshire Outdoors, please email names, award level and Challenge Review Form to outdoor.education@hants.gov.uk or call 01962 876218

Please note, the Challenge Review Form will need to accompany the Certificate Request Form.

This Challenge Review Form will need to accompany the Certificate Request Form.

This Four Challenge Review can helps Award participants review and demonstrate that they have understood and successfully met the Award Challenges.  Capture informally through group and individual discussion. Use pictures and drawings, write on flip chart, or a combination of these. Or just have a chat.

Rescoures to introduce the award, John Muir and his conservation work.

A short stop motion film exploring the writings and adventures of naturalist, author, and father of the National Parks, John Muir. 2:27minute duration

Twenty John Muir quotes with music. 2:20 minute in duration.

Resources for Flora/Fauna found within a typical back garden/school ground.

Covers:

• Bats
  
• Bees
• Bird
• Butterflies
• Bugs

Resources for Flora/Fauna found within a typical coastal area.

Covers:

• Rockpooling
• Fauna Identification
• Flora Identification

Resources for Flora/Fauna found within a typical local woodland.

• Ponds
• Flora Identification
  

Additional resources and activities.

• Plastic Pollution
  

Resources for Flora/Fauna found within a typical back garden/school ground.

Covers:

• Bats
  
• Bees
• Bird
• Butterflies
• Bugs

Resources for Flora/Fauna found within a typical coastal area.

Covers:

• Rockpooling
• Fauna Identification
• Flora Identification

Resources for Flora/Fauna found within a typical local woodland.

• Ponds
• Flora Identification
  

Additional resources and activities.

• Plastic Pollution
  

Resources for Flora/Fauna found within a typical back garden/school ground.

Covers:

• Bats
  
• Bees
• Bird
• Butterflies
• Bugs

Resources for Flora/Fauna found within a typical coastal area.

Covers:

• Rockpooling
• Fauna Identification
• Flora Identification

Resources for Flora/Fauna found within a typical local woodland.

• Ponds
• Flora Identification
  

Additional resources and activities.

• Plastic Pollution

This record can be printed to record John Muir Award activities. Examples; drawing, sketching, painting, writing quotes, stories, songs, names of things, poetry or sticking things in it.

This is an example of a young person's John Muir log book. Alongside this they completed surverys, graphs, internet research, bird fact files, step by step bird feeder instructions, map of the grounds and a wildlife log book recording wildlife they observed on their walks.

The Record eBook (feed) provides a handy place to share experiences through: quotes; poems and stories; songs and sounds; films and pictures. It is available to use across a range of devices such as smart phones, tablets, laptops and interactive smart boards, and anywhere from wild places to centres, the home or classroom. 

Get in touch with your key John Muir Award contact to request a Record eBook account. 

Upon completion a certificate can be applied for. This is an example of one.

Bushcraft activities suitable for young students