Experiential Learning
Outdoor Education
August 27, 2020
Outdoor Education involves the instructional use of natural and built areas for learning in a variety of subject-matter disciplines through direct experiences.
Outdoor Education
What does it look like?
Outdoor Education involves the instructional use of natural and built areas for learning in a variety of subject-matter disciplines through direct experiences. It also aims to cultivate environmentally knowledgeable and informed citizens through engagement in the natural environment.
Benefits
Students and Families
- Expands experience, skills, awareness, and contacts
Employers and Community
- Develops experience and perspective that may be transferable to community or work
Educators
- May build student social/emotional skills as well as learning skills/work habits
- May link to curricular learning outcomes
Considerations
Students and Families
- May allow for development or expansion of interest into a career or broader contribution in support of others
Employers and Community
- Providers of outdoor education may need to consider the appropriateness and accessibility for some students to participate
- Liaison with parents/guardians and protocols for ensuring safety and security of participants may be important, especially where students are under 18
Educators
- May encourage or direct students to enroll, participate in, or create outdoor education opportunities that develop personal awareness, skills, and interest
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WRDSB Outdoor and Environmental Education