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An example of residential outdoor education provision
Fig 5. Outward Bound Trust, Scotland, 5-day school programme (Reproduced with Permission: M Davidson, OBT, 2021) (More information about the Outward Bound Trust’s 5-day school programme is available on their website.)
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An excellent example of progressive residential outdoor education is one undertaken by Calderglen High School in East Kilbride as part of the Learning Away initiative, “Brilliant Residentials”. During this, the school, with cluster primaries and a nearby special school, worked on an agreed programme with residential centres, focusing on the skills and abilities of the students in a more intensive manner than the planned curriculum allowed.
Four programme areas were agreed for the residentials: 1. Subject specific residentials 2. Leadership opportunities 3. Transitions to support primary to secondary transition 4. Residentials to support the study skills of students in S2
