«Outdoor education as a means of character-training evolved in modern times as an outlet for adventure which is often missing in our modern world. Outdoor training does not teach outdoor skills except in the most rudimentary way, but creates situations in which trainees can develop personally and socially.
The natural environment itself poses challenges of solitude, physical difficulty and hardship, stress, logistics and organisation. Increased mutual trust, confidence, leadership skills and team spirit are promised outcomes. The future of outdoor training is assured, provided its benefits are demonstrably transferable to the workplace and to everyday lives.
Humankind has had to meet the challenges of the outdoors for centuries. Only in recent times have we had to contrive such activities, which have ceased to be an integral part of everyone's lives. Modern life, especially in the West, scarcely satisfies the instinct for adventure, the wish to meet the tests offered by adversity and the desire to unite with others in an overarching common cause.
As with all forms of learning discussed in this article, the outdoors plays a lead role. Whether transiting from childhood to adolescence or leaping from one high rung of the job ladder to the next, the learner will find there is nothing to rival the challenges and the charms of nature.»
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Fonte: Outdoor Insights
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