Wellness and outdoor education

Wellness & Outdoor Education: Essential Learning for Student Well Being

Outdoor Education & The New World (Montage) Some Images & Possibilities for Outdoor Education – 4 min. video

Some Ideas for Outdoor Education Responses to VELS

A grand experiment is underway…

A Paradoxical Age ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Obesity Trends in Australia ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Consumption of Natural Resources Our consumption is outstripping the planet’s creation of natural resources by 20%. (Ref: WWF, 2004)

Consumption per Person in USA “ Americans waste or cause to be wasted nearly 1 million pounds of materials per person per year.” (Ref: Hawken et al, 1999)

Population Growth & Energy Usage

Ecological Footprint If we are not leaving a positive ecological footprint through outdoor education, where do we hope a reverse in human ecological impact is going to come from?

Levels of Change/Growth ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Victorian Essential Learning Standards A Whole School Planning Framework ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Effective Program Characteristics ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Retrofitting the Suburbs for Sustainability Food security based on gardening Better health through a culture of home food consumption Economy through home food production and food preservation Firewood for sustainable and ethical energy Passive solar design combined with thermally efficient natural materials

Retrofitting the Suburbs for Sustainability ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Questions for Outdoor Education ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Unlearning “ The process that allows evolution to occur naturally by removing mental constructions that no longer serve human nature” - Patrick Mooney www.unlearning.org

Adaptation of Outdoor Education to the New World ,[object Object],[object Object]

[object Object],[object Object],Efficient, Creative Human-Environment Exploration

Activities, Research, Theory & Models of Outdoor Education

Example Interdisciplinary / Non-Traditional Outdoor Education ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Example Psychological Theory/Models ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Example Psychological Tools & Instruments ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Outdoor Education Research Summary ,[object Object]

Future Evolution of Outdoor Education? A paradigm shift can stimulate new growth The point is to react creatively before its too late

Adventure Education Theory Hattie, et al, 1997 ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Quality Adventure Education? ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Use the Spectrum of Choice Compulsory Tough Love (Impelling) Challenge by Choice Voluntary e.g., incarcerated youth e.g., Outward Bound e.g., Project Adventure e.g., Scouts, D of E

Simple Outdoor Education ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Holistic Range of Challenges Time Emotional Social Physical Environmental

Qualitative vs Quantitative vs Mixed Method

Copyright vs Public Domain vs Open Source

Off-the-Shelf Tools vs Home Grown Tools

Researching PD Effects ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Criteria for a New Tool ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Off-the-Shelf Theory/Models vs Home Grown Theory/Models

Research vs Assessment vs Feedback Tools

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