Outdoor Education…Character development through the outdoors

Adventure Based Learning

Adventure Based Learning (ABL) activities are a fun range of activities designed to emphasise communication, cooperation and problem solving.

Experiential Learning Cycle

When in an 'Experiential Learning Cycle', we experience something new, reflect on it and learn from what we experienced. We can then apply the learning to other contexts, like another subject, sport or relationships.

Challenge By Choice

Adventure, by nature, involves challenge and risk - physical, social, or emotional. Any adventure sets us outside of our comfort zones and ask us to do new and sometimes scary things. That's part of what makes adventure so powerful! What feels easy for one person can be very hard for another and therefore in ABL activities, everyone is guided to choose their own challenge i.e. 'Challenge By Choice'.

The greatest opportunity for learning and growth comes from navigating the level of risk and challenge we face: not too much, and not too little. This is illustrated by concepts commonly known as the comfort zone, stretch zone, and panic zone.

Challenge by Choice teaches us how to identify and move into our “stretch,” where the highest engagement happens and the most learning occurs.

One person might “stretch” by taking the lead and organizing the group to come to a decision, while others stretch themselves by staying silent or listening when they would normally speak.

Full Value Commitment

A Full Value Commitment is a set of agreements that group members make to each other to ensure that every member is equally valued and the group’s experiences are positive and productive. This is crucial to the success of adventure-based learning, which requires an environment where participants feel safe to take risks and be fully present.

Commit to do your very best by:

Being Here
Being Safe
Being Honest
Caring for Self and Others
Setting Goals
Letting Go and Moving On

TASK: Create a class 'Full Value Commitment'

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