“It was fantastic just to see them out there talking to one another. Face to face rather than at a screen or on their phones. These kids are forgetting how to just sit together and talk.” St Maurice’s High School.
JOHN MUIR AWARD
The John Muir Award is an environmental award scheme focused on wild places. Four challenges lie at the heart of the John Muir Award. Discover a native place, explore it, conserve it and share your experiences.
It encourages people of all ages and backgrounds to connect with, enjoy and care for the natural environment. It does this through a structured yet flexible approach.
Individuals, families and small groups, including schools and community groups, can take part in the John Muir Award.
Four challenges are at the heart of the award
Discover a wild place
Explore its wilderness
Conserve a wild place
Share your experiences.
There are three levels of the awards, which encourage a progressive involvement
