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• Labyrinth to teach students to chart their own paths
  Trafaglar Middle School is turning to an ancient spiritual device to serve as a quiet retreat for students and teachers harried by the fast pace of life. This ancient device is also an effective learning tool.


• Children & Nature Network (C&NN)
  The Children & Nature Network (C&NN) was created to encourage and support the people and organizations working to reconnect children with nature.


• Into the wild with adventure education
  In his wonderfully cluttered office in Downtown Boise, D. Forrest Melton explained why wilderness exploration and the existential dilemma go hand in hand.


• U.S. bill proposes funding for outdoor education
  Environmental education efforts could expand in classrooms across the nation as a result of the No Child Left Inside bill.


• Active Australians outdoors: Discussion paper for public comment
  An attempt to summarise and analyse the most recent grassroots industry intelligence about existing and emerging issues within the outdoor adventure industry in Australia.


• The norwegian journal of Friluftsliv
  Welcome to the Norwegian journal of "Friluftsliv". This web site is mainly meant to present articles about the traditional Norwegian "Friluftsliv". But common articles about the relationship between man and nature will also be presented.


• On definition experiential education (Joplin)
  The premise of this paper is that all learning is experiential. This means that anytime a person learns, he must "experiential" the subject --- significantly identify with, seriously interact with, form a personal relationship with, etc.


• EDF3615: Experiencing the Australian landscape
  This unit has been designed for students who wish to experience and gain an understanding of some of Australia's unique natural environments. The educational setting for this unit will combine seminars and fieldtrips in an outdoor location that is natural


• Wildness, the forgotten path of evolution
  The relatively new field of ecopsychology is demonstrating the benefits to human mental health of exploring relationships with wild nature.


• Outward Bound to help veterans
  Wilderness program set to receive grant aimed at aiding returning vets

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