Online Education Resources
Welcome To The Hub
The Hub is our dedicated online education resource designed to complement and enhance outdoor learning experiences. Accessible to teachers, students, and parents, The Hub offers a wealth of interactive materials, activity guides, and lesson plans that support learning both before and after on-site sessions. Whether you're looking to reinforce newfound skills, explore additional topics, or access practical advice, The Hub makes it easy to bring the benefits of outdoor education into the classroom or home, ensuring ongoing engagement and development for every learner.
What it is:
Students stand in a circle and pass an object as fast as humanly possible through four increasingly tough levels (no drops, no neighbours, one touch only). Pure adrenaline.
Why every teacher needs this:
Zero prep, one soft object, 10 minutes and you've got an instant lesson in communication, leadership, planning and resilience. The built-in review questions practically teach themselves. Perfect starter or end-of-lesson energiser.
What it is:
Students grab random hands across the circle to create a giant human knot, then untangle into a perfect circle without letting go (pencils or scarves work if handholding feels awkward).
Why every teacher needs this:
No equipment, high engagement, and it instantly reveals who communicates clearly, who leads, and who gives up. Add a timer for extra focus. A classic that still works with Year 3 or Year 13.
What it is:
Small groups get stationery they already have plus 5 pieces of tape and race to build the tallest free-standing tower in 5 minutes (after 3 minutes planning).
Why every teacher needs this:
Hands-on STEM + teamwork gold. The included “everyone must participate” rules stop dominant students from taking over. When the tower crashes (and it will), the real learning begins.
What it is:
Groups of 6–10 line up silently and reorganise by height, birthday, shoe size, etc., in under 60 seconds. No talking allowed.
Why every teacher needs this:
Zero equipment, instant set-up, massive impact. Teaches non-verbal communication, quick decision-making and inclusion faster than any lecture. Brilliant for the first week of term or resetting a noisy class.
What it is:
Back-to-back partners: one draws three simple shapes and describes them, the other must recreate the drawing exactly using only words.
Why every teacher needs this:
Just paper and pens. In 10–15 minutes students experience how easily communication fails and how to fix it. Perfect for English, Drama, or any subject where clear instructions matter.
What it is:
The whole group tries to clap at the exact same millisecond, progressing from easy to eyes-closed, no-talking, pure-intuition level.
Why every teacher needs this:
No equipment, no prep, huge emotional payoff. Builds focus, trust and that rare “we are one team” feeling in minutes. The perfect closer before holidays or the end of a tough unit.
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