{"id":855,"date":"2012-12-13T15:00:33","date_gmt":"2012-12-13T15:00:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/infed.org\/mobi\/?p=855"},"modified":"2025-08-19T11:58:58","modified_gmt":"2025-08-19T10:58:58","slug":"learning-through-outdoor-experience-a-guide-for-schools-and-youth-groups","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/infed.org\/dir\/welcome\/learning-through-outdoor-experience-a-guide-for-schools-and-youth-groups\/","title":{"rendered":"Learning through outdoor experience. A guide for schools and youth groups"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Experiencing the outdoors can be a powerful stimulus for learning. Being deep in a forest, feeling alone on a hillside or just sharing a cup of tea around a fire can set us on a path that changes the way we think about ourselves, our relationships and way we live our lives.<\/p>\n

These pages are a compilation of practical insight and advice on the educational potential of the outdoor experience \u2013 and what we can do to deepen learning and support change.<\/p>\n

Making the guide<\/h4>\n

Learning through outdoor experience was written by a team of people involved in outdoor learning and experience. They are part of a network of workers and agencies linked to the Rank Foundation<\/a> (yarn) in the UK. As well as drawing on their own experience and expertise they were also helped by responses and contributions by more than 50 other people in the network.<\/p>\n

The contents<\/h4>\n

Our guide follows a simple structure, with sections covering: before; during; and after. Each stage is broken down into its key elements \u2013 28 in all. Each element includes:<\/p>\n