Outdoor Education Program – K-12 Program Themes

• Practical – Exploration
• Outdoor living knowledge and skills – Introduction to self-reliance and minimal impact
• Group Dynamics Skills and Leadership – Introduction to care for others during outdoor activities
• Outdoor activity knowledge and skills – Introduction to comfort in the outdoors
• Safety and well being outdoors – Introduction to safe immersion in outdoor environments
• Environmental awareness – Promoting curiosity, identifying fears of nature and outside environments, and promoting discussion about nature
• Environmental management, conservation, and culture – Minimal impact on a walking excursion
• Ecological literacy key themes – Nature as friend
• Health and the Outdoors – The importance of fresh air and open space for play