Outdoor

School
Programs:
Why they are important to the
development of todays youths and what
you can do to adapt your classroom to
reap the same benefits

What are
Outdoor School
Programs

Experiential
Education

Ecological
Relationships
Ecotourism

Environmental
Education

Outdoor
Education

Physical
Skills

Adventure
Education

Interpersonal
Relationships

Gilbertson

Where do Outdoor School Programs fall?

Environmental
Education

Ecotourism

Adventure
Education

 The Outdoor School is just what its

name implies: A school in and about the
great outdoors. A place where kids can
see, hear, touch, smell, even taste nature. A
place where they can learn about themselves,
their natural environment and their peers
while participating in fun and educational
outdoor activities.

Outdoor Education Field trips

What are Outdoor School Programs

Background

How did classroom camping trips in the

1860s transform into the programs we
have today?
Shifts in education and values
Growing concern for environment
Spread of Outdoor Education
Further understanding of
development

Shouldnt more students be doing outdoor

school programs?

Ages
Availability
Costs
Risks
Space

Where to go?

Types of programs:
Naturalist/Nature Education
Programs
Living History
Case Studies

Day in the Program

Morning circle
Breakfast
Clean up
Lesson
Lunch
Clean up
Cabin time
Recreation time
Lesson
Dinner
Evening activity
Campfire/closing

Why Outdoor
School programs
are important for
our youth

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6D4XN J_Rpik

AdventureAltern

Benefits
Nature Connection
Academic Excellence
Sense of Place
Sense of Self
Leadership
Teamwork
Resilience
Attitudes
Independence
Health

How you can change

your classroom to
reap the benefits of
outdoor school

Blackbeards Boat
Worksheet and 5 ways you can
take the concepts from this
activity and transform it into an
experience

Adapting the classroom

What can you do?
Location
Set up
Props

Creative learning process

Accessibility:

Physical
Emotional
Financial

What if that still isnt feasible?

Learning by experience
Hands on learning

Use costumes
Props
Assign different personas
Physical samples

Review
Super simple to adapt the classroom
Programs are evolving
Long history
Many benefits to the youths of today

Frequently asked questions?

Should these programs be mandatory?
Environmental education become part of
school curriculum?
If we continue down the path of destruction, do I
think it will become mandatory?

Questions: