OUTDOOR-EDUCATION-Athens2021

OUTDOOR EDUCATION Okkas Stefanos, MSc, Dipl. Sportwiss.- Uni-Hamburg Teacher of Physical Education & Sport Science E-Mail: okkas@otenet.gr

OUTDOOR EDUCATION “is a natural education for the nature itself”, An educational procedure that promotes experiential participation for all ages. in three factors: 1. Outdoor recreation, outdoor activities 2. Environmental awareness 3. Personal & Social development

Outdoor recreation & outdoor activities  Promote

recreation, happiness and exploration, through active participation of every person who takes part in, following always safety rules.  Provide a friendly climate of action and not a competitive one.

Outdoor recreation & outdoor activities

Benefits Participating in outdoor recreation activities  Physical  Emotional  Spiritual  Psychological

Environmental awareness  These

programs: are based on “learning by doing” philosophy, adopting daily routine by sensitizing and protecting the environment.

Personal & Social development These programs,  improve human interaction  strengthen relationship among the participants  promote cooperation,  enhance team spirit and problem - solving activities.

Seeking for Life balance..

The Modern Way of Life  Reduces

human’s

mobility  Removes physical contact with nature  Estranges human from social contact, by reducing spontaneous free play.

Consequences  Reduced

physical fitness and activation  Reduced quality level communication  Absence of serious life matters sensitization, such as healthy way of life, balanced nutrition and proper environmental behavior.

Solution in all these matters, is…….

OUTDOOR EDUCATION PROGRAMS..

According to programs’ content, outdoor education:  addresses to different age target group  adjusts specific activities through all seasons, and climate conditions.  focuses participations’ interest on seasonal actions and activities, such as:  mountain-skiing,  lake-canoe,  river-rafting,  snowy landscape-trekking,  beach-sailing.

Outdoor education, is present in:  almost all European countries,  North and South America,  Australia  New Zealand  Few Asian and  African countries  It’s an educational tool leading to goals’ accomplishment through a variety of cognitive objects  It takes place in open air, in or out of the city and lasts few hours or few days.  The participants Are from all ages

Outdoor education, Is not simply a cognitive object, in the learning environment, It isn’t a typical subject, in the school’s curriculum.

It is the springboard, which offers an integrated education and opportunities for every student to develop:  Self-respect, self-confidence  Respect among students, teachers and parents  Respect for the natural environment  Sensitization and consciousness Teachers from different cognitive objects and professionals from a variety of specialties can cooperate in order to:  Plan  Organize  Implement Outdoor educational programs

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