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Rewilding examines childhood and adolescence from an evolutionary perspective, while embracing the sweeping opportunities and challenges of life in the 21st century. Understanding the 'wild' mind helps us better support 21st-century children. From the Pleistocene to the present, humankind has been driven by curiosity and engaged in multifaceted learning inspired by play, observation, experimentation, and shared experience.

Rethinking standardised stagnating systems. Currently, curricula are balkanised, testing is biased, and homework is gruelling and uninspiring. There are many better ways to prepare young people for an increasingly interdisciplinary and interconnected world.

Regenerative learning happens on city streets, at home, in classrooms, online and in the countryside. It generates healthy education, rich in entangled knowledge, and site-specific resources. It nourishes and inspires learners of all ages.

I invite students, carers, educators, and community members to share their stories, ideas, and visions for enlightened 21st-century education. Please add your voice. We want to hear from you.

Let's Work Together And Rewild Learning.

“I believe that children and childhood were at the heart of prehistoric existence, its continuity, and its development.”

Jonathan Kingdon

“The evolutionary perspective does not automatically lead to a “back to nature” approach to education. The modern world is different from our hunter-gatherer past, so changes in educational practices would be expected. However, understanding our evolved abilities to acquire cultural skills and knowledge is essential if we wish to design maximally effective educational environments.”

Peter Gray

“The creation of something new is not accomplished by the intellect but by the play instinct.”

Carl Jung