Mindstretchers Academy is the home of The Floorbook Approach™, which was created and continues to be developed by Dr. Claire Warden.
The Floorbook Approach™ elevates the voice of each child through child-led inquiry and nature-based learning.
In this video, Claire explains exactly what a Floorbook is and how you can use them when planning with and for children.
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“You may not have access to forests, mountains, or beaches, but you’ve got a leaf, a stone, or a puddle. And those will do just as well.”
Dr. Claire Warden
We believe that children can learn everything they need by following their curiosities, with adults as their guides and facilitators.
We believe that access to nature provides children with wonderful prompts to engage their imagination - inside, outside and beyond.
We believe that being outside with nature provides children with a well-rounded education - and the research is there to support this.
Our private Facebook group is a community of 1,000’s of like-minded educators from across the world in our exploration of genuine inquiry-based learning with Dr Claire Warden’s Floorbook Approach.
Inquiry-based learning with Dr. Claire Warden is a podcast where Claire has discussions with educators around the world looking through the lens of nature pedagogy and child-led inquiry.