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COVID-19 ANNOUNCEMENTS
NOEC Conference Postponed
See below for new dates & details. Still being jointly hosted by Outdoors NSW and held at the Fairmont Resort, Blue Mountains NSW.
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NOEC 2020 to be NOEC 2021
The NOEC 2020 committee wishes to let you know that regretfully, we have made the difficult decision to postpone until 2021.
Re-scheduled dates are Wednesday September 29 to Friday October 1 2021 (with Post Conference Activities on Saturday 2 October 2021).
We will keep you informed over the coming weeks as we work through the planning and organisation associated with this postponement.
Best wishes as we all adapt to these challenging circumstances. We thank you for your understanding during this challenging time.
Kind regards,
THE NOEC ORGANISING COMMITTEE
MARK BRACKENREG
Vice President, Outdoors NSW
PROFESSOR TONIA GRAY
Chair Australian Tertiary Outdoor Education Network
School of Education Western Sydney University
LORI MODDE
Chief Executive Officer, Outdoors NSW
LIZ HORNE
Skills Engagement Specialist, SkillsIQ
CHRIS WALKER
Outdoor Education Teacher, St Joseph’s College
Join us in 2021!
ADD THE 2021 DATES TO YOUR CALENDAR
WED 29 SEPT – FRIDAY 30 1 OCT
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Towards the end of December major wordsmiths and dictionaries choose one word that sums up the shared experiences of the year. ![]()
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Predictably for 2020 some went with words such as pandemic, quarantine, doomscrolling, coronavirus.![]()
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However Huffington post has advocated: “There is a single word that sums up 2020 and does encapsulate, in a deeper sense, the shared experience of billions of people this year,” Huffington said. “That word is RESILIENCE,” said CEO Arianna Huffington.![]()
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The reason resilience is my word of the year is because, unlike quarantine and coronavirus and social distancing, resilience is the only one that’s going to be just as relevant when the pandemic is over. Resilience is the quality that was summoned in us by all the challenges of 2020. And it’s also the quality that’s going to carry us forward into 2021.”![]()
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Some people might ask, “What’s the big deal about a word?” But words carry tremendous power, claims the author of this article.![]()
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www.forbes.com/sites/bryanrobinson/2020/12/06/why-the-word-for-2021-is-resilience-and-how-it-affe...
Why The Word For 2021 Is ‘Resilience’ And How It Affects Mental Health
www.forbes.com
There is a single word that sums up 2020 and does encapsulate, in a deeper sense, the shared experience of billions of people worldwide. That word is "resilience," and it has powerful implications for the workforce in 2021.Thanks W.E.!
Out Now! July. 2020 Issue of JOEE
The July Issue of JOEE is a bumper issue with 33 contributors across 7 papers – a number outlining their thoughts on the future of outdoor and environmental education, articles on mindfulness, maps, the Victorian environment and Forests School Research approach.
Here’s an overview. LINK.
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