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By Rich Hungerford. Have you ever paused to wonder why a camping trip or a bush walk, despite the sense of ‘roughing it’, usually results in a sense of revitalisation that allows you to face work and life once again with renewed vigour? One theory is that putting a human being back into the ‘green […]
By Dr Paul Salmon and Miranda Cornelissen. Led outdoor activities are an integral part of young Australians’ development, health and physical education. Despite their popularity, recent high-profile accidents, such as the drowning of a 12-year-old student during a college camp, pose a serious threat to the industry. Injury-causing accidents will continue to occur during led […]
By Terry Barry. There are many ways to journey in the outdoors. Bushwalking, river rafting, ski touring, cycling, climbing, caving and snorkelling are all popular and excellent ways of exploring. Sea kayaking is another way of introducing students to the outdoors, and it is growing in popularity with good reason. Sea kayaking has many advantages […]
By Bob Cooper. The phrase ‘the trilogy for survival’ refers to the three pieces of equipment that are absolutely essential when exploring the great outdoors. These include: your bush survival kit; a quality emergency blanket; and snakebite bandages. Snakebite bandages are crucial because in the Australian outback, where snakes are plenty, the possibility of a […]
By Pete Griffiths. Outdoor education takes many forms in schools. For some schools, OE is simply ‘camp’ – a break from the classroom and a chance for students to run around outside for a couple of days away from home. Often teachers at these schools will feel that going on camp is a chore that […]
By Rich Hungerford. Just a few years ago, camping was a far more basic experience than what technology permits today, and it was a lot more rewarding. Before the advent of modern camping equipment, our ancestors experienced the adventure of camping in a far more tactile manner. The problem with the modern technology and equipment […]
By Luke Newell. If we were to look back on the history of the Earth, the very establishment of the rock we call home, the history is long – about four and a half billion years long, to be exact. And if we take an in-depth look at its history, we can see that change […]
By Tony Pammer. Outdoor education has a pretty broad definition in the co-curriculum of most schools and curriculum frameworks, and there are an increasing number of different schools of thought among practitioners. When we lead a group in outdoor education, there is likely to be an underlying ethos shaping their educational process regardless of the […]
By Margy Jones. If there were a tonic for increasing motivation in students who are disengaged or unmotivated, there would be many teachers and parents who would pay a small fortune for it. This article looks at the forces that are at play when it comes to how physical activity and a connection with the […]
By Rich Hungerford. Our ability to recognise the marks left on the ground by animals and other humans was one of the earliest steps in the evolutionary development of humans. Traditionally, this ability allowed humans to understand the behaviour of animals; both prey and predator, thereby assisting them to procure food while also avoiding danger. […]
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