WHAT IS OUTDOOR/EXPERIENTIAL EDUCATION?
Outdoor or Experiential Education often includes environmental education, conservation education, adventure education, wilderness therapy, and some aspects of outdoor recreation, science, and nature study. It is not limited by the classroom, and sets a student amidst the very topic of learning, providing more than a theoretical learning experience. It also helps develop recreational skills and outdoor pursuits, socialization, and group development. This type of education is growing in popularity and is particularly important for some behavior disorder students in trying to understand their educational needs and differences. It is especially helpful for tactile-kinesthetic learners, who don’t absorb as well audibly as through first-hand experience. The change in environment can also facilitate learning by removing behavior disordered students from the classroom setting which they may already identify with failure. WHAT ARE THE EDUCATIONAL REQUIREMENTS? Degree programs are often comprise
