Outdoor and adventure education through hiking

Participants will be exposed to outdoor education and adventure learning. Surrounding nature will serve as an outdoor classroom for us. Participants will experience themselves in different situations outdoors which will support their personal and professional growth and resilience. They will acquire get-to-know-you activities, activities supporting trust, problem-solving activities, games for supporting communication and cooperation, icebreakers, warm-up games, and others. We will taste adventure education and place-based learning.

Research shows that staying outdoors releases stress supports concentration, improves learning outcomes, and increases motivation.

Most of the day we will spend outside, the course is mainly practical, and only a basic theoretical introduction to the topic will be involved. Every day we will hike approximately 10 - 15 km. This course does not consist of strenuousexercise, medium physical capability is sufficient.

Programme

Day 1: Orientation day + introduction, guided tour in the venue, teambuilding activities

Day 2: Introduction to outdoor learning, Kurt Hahn, hiking – learning about outdoor education

Day 3: Warm-up activities, get-to-know-you activities in nature

Day 4: Communication and cooperation activities in nature

Day 5: Problem-solving activities, questing, hiking

Day 6: Questing, using digital devices during outdoor learning

Day 7: Activities for supporting trust, reflection, evaluation and farewell

Location: Brno

Price: 620 EUR (includes course fee, organizational costs and coffee breaks)

Dates:
18 - 24 May 2025 - full
17 - 23 August 2025
7 - 13 September 2025
5 - 11 October 2025
26 October - 1 November 2025
22 - 28 March 2026