Changing Directions

Outdoor Experiential Education.

Broadening Experiences

Research has shown very positive benefits to the effective integration of outdoor activities in academic experiences. From Walsh & Golins (1976), Kimball & Bacon (1993), Nadler (1993), and so many more, the evidence supports the development of self-awareness, self-responsibility, and self-efficacy through intentional and effectively directed experience in an outdoor environment. Looking to learn more about how you can bring those experiences to life with your child/children/classroom?

“Students will understand our fundamental connections to each other and to the world around us through our relationship to food, water, energy, air, and land, and our interaction with all living things. The education system will provide opportunities within the classroom and the community for students to engage in actions that deepen this understanding.”
-Ministry of Ontario, 2007