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Beyond the Classroom

Our adventure programmes are focused heavily on the contribution to developing life skills and they cover areas of the curriculum that can be the most difficult to fulfil in schools, as
highlighted by the recently published Higher Quality Outdoor Education guide.

Enjoyment as motivator

The enjoyment our activities bring is the
strongest motivator and we focus on helping young people adopt a positive, can-do’ attitude which transfers to other areas of their lives.

Confidence and aspirations

We help young people gain self-confidence and self-esteem through tackling challenges and achieving success.

Social awareness

We assist in developing self-awareness
and social skills, and appreciation of the con-tributions and achievements of oneself
and others.

Environmental awareness

Learning to appreciate the natural environment
and understanding the importance of con-servation and sustainable development is a significant part of outdoor experience we offer.

Activity skills

W e help to acquire a range of skills in outdoor activities, expeditioning and exploration.

Personal qualities

Our activities help to display increased initiative, self-reliance, responsibility, perseverance and commitment.

Key skills

W e focus on helping to develop communication, problem solving, leadership and team working.

Health and fitness

Learning to appreciate the benefits of physical
fitness and the lifelong value of participation in healthy leisure activities is an essential part of our active holidays.

Increased motivation and appetite for learning

Outdoor adventure contributes to raised levels of attainment in other aspects of their education.

Broadened horizons

An activity holiday experience can assist with becoming open to a wider range of employment
opportunities and life chances.

 
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Learning through adventure

< learning for life

< beyond the classroom

< every child
matters

< the Party leader Handbook

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'I am happy to place on record that the government supports the role of adventure as part of active education, especially in helping young people to learn about assessing and managing risk, in offering them new and exciting challenges, and in helping them to gain skills in leadership and team working that will be of huge value in their progression to adulthood.

Tony Blair, then Prime Minister, quoted in part 2 of the HASPEV supplement.

 
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