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Why go outdoors
Why go outdoors?
There are many and varied reasons for taking learning into the outdoors and practitioners and developers of the curriculum must be clear about why learning is taking place there.
The outdoors is a massive resource for learning and access to it is usually free.
Some academic courses include or are enhanced by elements of fieldwork.
Learning in the outdoors is often experiential, real and meaningful to the participants and can be highly motivational and fun.
Learning in the outdoors is often experiential, real and meaningful to the participants and can be highly motivational and fun.
Learning in the outdoors can be full of challenge and lead to real achievements.
Learning in the outdoors enables young people to meet and deal with risk in a real and well structured context.
Learning in the outdoors is often interdisciplinary in nature, bringing together several different aspects of the curriculum for the learner in a single meaningful context.
Learning in the outdoors leads to a better understanding of and stronger link to the local and wider environment leading ultimately to a clearer understanding of lifestyle choices and sustainable living.Learning in the outdoors can be used to promote wellbeing and healthy lifestyles for young people, it can promote lifelong habits of exercise, sport and physical activity.
