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Adventure Education

Nature & body type (1)
Adventure Education

Nature helps us cope with body image ‘threats’

Study first to show how natural environments keep negative feelings at bay A new study has found that being in nature helps people deal with negative body image by removing some of the triggers of body image anxiety, such as the focus on social media, and strengthening coping mechanisms to Read more…

By Graham Milton, 4 monthsJanuary 21, 2022 ago
free range parenting
Adventure Education

‘Let them be kids!’

‘Let them be kids!’ Is ‘free-range’ parenting the key to healthier, happier children? This article prompted thoughts. It’s a tough but important balance between providing high quality, safe, organised outdoor and adventure experiences that deliver outcomes (and value) schools and parents want AND just letting kids play and roam outdoors Read more…

By Graham Milton, 9 monthsAugust 19, 2021 ago
Surrey Hills Wildlife Safari
Adventure Education

Surrey Hills Wildlife Safari

Surrey wildlife experts gives our pupils a day to remember As part of our UK-based Adventure Education Courses we managed to secure old friend and conservationist Ross Packman from The Surrey Hills Wildlife Trust to come along and do a ‘Surrey Hills Wildlife Safari’ (well, that’s what we are calling Read more…

By Graham Milton, 1 yearMay 14, 2021 ago
Easter Weekend
Adventure Education

Is adventure provision preparing kids for life?

Here is a 2 part series podcast with Simon Beames on the Meaningful Sport podcast. Admittedly it’s been 3 weeks since I listened to it – how much has changed since then! It is a good and frank conversation about the value (or not!) of adventure education. My main takeaway Read more…

By Graham Milton, 1 yearJanuary 11, 2021 ago
Adventure Education

Experiment: Are we born with a calming connection to the natural world?

Hypothesis: We are born with a calming connection to the natural worldAim: Prove hypothesisMethod: Take an upset baby into the natural world. Observe behaviour.Apparatus: Baby. Pram. Fresh air. Trees. Plants. Parental permission.Results: Baby calmed right down and was transfix on all things green.Conclusion: We were born with a connection to Read more…

By Graham Milton, 2 yearsJune 10, 2020 ago
Outdoors & race
Adventure Education

Why The Outdoors has a Race Problem and How it can be Fixed

We very much recommend reading this article: Skin Deep | Why The Outdoors Has A Race Problem And How It Can Be Fixed The most salient extracts for us were: 👉 Feeling unwelcome in the countryside “Our lack of presence in the outdoors is not, as is often perceived, a Read more…

By Graham Milton, 2 yearsJune 5, 2020 ago
Adventure Education

Are you using The Outdoors for your Mind Hygiene?

ARE YOU USING THE OUTDOORS FOR YOUR MIND HYGIENE? In times where physical hygiene is paramount and our mental wellbeing is under more, or at least different, pressures I’d like to introduce mind hygiene and how the outdoors can help. Photo: Mountain bike practice, Morzine BOTH MIND HYGIENE AND PHYSICAL Read more…

By Graham Milton, 2 yearsJune 1, 2020 ago
Adventure at Home

Managing zones of comfort during COVID-19

We made this about zones of comfort… Which is a slightly simpler copy of this… Which was adapted from this… Which we found on a Tweet from Bryanston School Outdoor Education department: @BryOutdoorEd Which was originally create by Colin Mortlock who was a pioneer in Outdoor Education… Learn more about Read more…

By Graham Milton, 2 yearsApril 28, 2020 ago
Followership in the outdoors (1)
Adventure Education

Leadership & Followership in the Outdoors

We’re very interested in Leadership and Followership and how adventure can be used to help young people develop future proof skills. During the Summer of 2019 we introduced the topic of followership skills to some of our groups which went down very well and we are developing the delivery of Read more…

By Graham Milton, 2 yearsApril 24, 2020 ago
Adventure at Home

Four Adventure Films about Kids for kids

While our ability to go out and have adventures is very limited at the moment, there is nothing to stop us dreaming and enjoying some inspirational adventure films. The following films show some amazing skills and displays of resilience from young people. At times, not all adventures are fun. Climbing Read more…

By Jonny Berry, 2 yearsApril 17, 2020 ago

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