Outdoor Education at School - 2nd Edition by Garry Powell (Paperback)

About the Book

Contains sets of practical activities and problem-solving lessons for primary school students. Designed to be done within the school grounds and with minimal amount of equipment, these lessons and activities will appeal to the teacher who has little experience in outdoor education and will act as a valuable resource to the experts in the field.

Book Synopsis

Outdoor Education at School contains sets of practical activities and problem-solving lessons for primary school students. Designed to be done completely within the school grounds and with minimal amount of equipment, these lessons and activities will appeal to the teacher who has little experience in outdoor education and will act as a valuable resource to the experts in the field.

The contents are based not only on learning in the outdoors but on learning about and for the outdoors. Specific topics covered include:

• Environmental studies
• Initiative games
• Navigation
• Bushcraft
• Mapping

Students will enjoy the variety of topics covered while learning skills in personal development, self-esteem, resourcefulness, independence, leadership and cooperation. The lessons are not organised in grade levels but in developmental progression from simple and introductory to complex.

About the Author

Author, Garry Powell, was a teacher and administrator in both country and city government schools for 32 years. He was a classroom teacher, specialist physical education teacher and principal at inner city schools. He lectured in tertiary education for 15 years, and has spoken on teacher education at conferences and workshops. Garry has written numerous teacher reference books.