Chesterfield College - Uniformed and Public Service course(UPS) have affectively utilised outdoor education to promote safe rewarding, curricular assessed activities. Which has enhanced wellbeing, improved retention and has given the learner new aspirations and self belief? This blog is an account and justification of the need and values of such activities.
Outdoor activities provide a valuable alternative
Building self-confidence and self-esteem is fundamental to any young person's development.
Outdoor activities provide a valuable alternative, often non-competitive, avenues for achievement, as well as opportunities to develop independence and self-reliance.
Through successfully facing up to the challenges of the UPS outdoor activities the learner overcomes their fears and apprehensions, whilst making major strides in confidence, which as positive implications for all aspects of their personal development.
Adaptation: M. Cope original draft English Outdoor Council 2011
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