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