Books by Claire Warden

Just being outside doesn't always guarantee a connection to the natural world. An awareness of the environment needs to be embedded within the curriculum, and with climate change and sustainability being such important and urgent issues, this book is a timely and much needed resource for early years and primary educators.

Focussing on children aged from 2-11, this book centres on outstanding outdoor practice and how children can learn and develop in natural environments.

Explores young children's connection to nature and natural play (0-3yrs). Each chapter celebrates a variety of natural elements with practical ideas. A4, 100 pages. Includes Vision & Values, Relationships, Exploring environments, The way children use the environment. By Claire Warden

An inspiring new series of books that takes away any barriers to teacing and learning in natural environments, inside and outside. Highly accessible for anyone working with children from 3 to 11 years old. It provides case studies with Possible Lines of Development (PLODs); curricular links and progression in learning with Benefit Risk Assessments

This series provides an insight into the knowledge teachers and practitioners require to facilitate learning occuring in outdoor environments, taking the natural elements as a guide.

An inspiring new series of books that takes away any barriers to teacing and Learning in natural environments, inside, outside and beyond. Highly accessible for anyone working with children from 3 to 11 years old outside.

This textbook introduces the reader to modernist avant-garde theatre. It clearly explains the key terms as well as the major movements, including Expressionism, Dadaism, Futurism, Workers' theatres, Constructivism and the Living Newspaper, and Mass Performance, using a case study approach. It introduces the important innovations of the modernist avant-garde, reassesses theatrical techniques, and provides examples of plays and performances from across Europe and America. There are also chapters on The Modernist Body and on Interdisciplinary Performance. The book approaches the modernist avant-garde both as an area of academic study and as potential raw material for contemporary performance.

An exploration on naturalistic learning within Nature Kindergartens and Forest Schools. This 2nd revised edition provides a balance of academic research and case studies of children's voices, to explore all the facets of setting up and co-ordinating a Nature Kindergarten and Forest School wherever you are based in the world.