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Title:Connection between outdoor education in recreation, schools and university.Author/s:Jakob Frímann Þorsteinsson, School of Education, University of Iceland.Abstract:Outdoor Education has in recent year’s got more professional attention in Iceland in sectors asprimary schools, recreation/leisure and universities. In late 2012 University of Iceland andDepartment of Education and Youth in Reykjavik made agreement to work more together andone of the topics was outdoor education. Three different developing programs were startedthat had the common goal to increase outdoor education for children and teenagers and at thesame time strengthen our understanding of Outdoor Education. All the programs were biasedon a joint effort from University of Iceland (department of Leisure Studies and Socialpedagogy) and Department of Education and Youth in municipality Reykjavik. Differentmethods were used e.g. training, lectures, coaching/ mentoring and counselling. In the lecturethe different methods are described and the aim is to reflect on the process and the effect ithad. Also I intend to look ahead, and see what we can learn from the experience of this jointOutdoor Education programs, for more co-operations.Title:In Scotland a Park is a Field.Author/s:David Brown, Aberdeenshire Council Rangers Service, UK.Abstract:THE PROBLEM:Anecdotes from personal experience of urban (and rural) children in nature:Unawareness of nature; fear of nature; knowledge of nature not connected to experience ofnature; children living in aselection of boxes either willingly or unwillingly.THE BENEFITS:Anecdotes from personal experience of the impact on children of exposure to nature.The benefits of exposure to risk; risk aversion cultures - the new child abuse; Berlin'splaygrounds.THE BIGGER ISSUE:Our legacy to today's children will be their having to deal with the consequences of previousgenerations' inaction overclimate change. They will need to have a greater connection to nature to meet the challengeswe have failed to meet, theywill have to feel the importance of nature.HOW URBAN PARKS CAN HELP:Whilst obviously being artificial, urban parks need to be as wild as possible to help childrenforge an emotionalconnection with something, that though in urban surroundings, is not urban and provides aspace that inspires a love of thenatural world.16
Abstracts, Thursday June 6 th , 11.30-13.00, Practical workshopsTitle:City Bound - Experience-oriented education in urban areasAuthor/s:Susanne Kaiser, bsj Marburg, Germany and Till Spindler, City Bound Wien, Austria.Abstract:Outward Bound, which has become a well-established approach in working with youngpeople, puts participants into natural settings. City Bound, in contrast, stages challenges inurban settings. Participants get a new perspective on their own familiar surroundings and thuson themselves. Moreover, for young people from rural areas, participating in a City Boundworkshop often is the very first experience of urban space. They get the opportunity todevelop their mobility and orientation skills and, subsequently, their individual scope of action.Historically, during the development of City Bound, the focus was transferring classicalexperiential education elements like climbing, roping, canoeing, etc. into the urbanenvironment. Recently, however, activities concerned with orientation and mobility in urbanareas and challenging social interactions have become increasingly important. Interviews withpersonalities such as a city's chief of police, games involving public transport or havingbreakfast in an open public space are potential building blocks of City Bound workshops.Since 1998 the bsj has held City Bound workshops with school classes and other youngpeople's groups and has continuously developed and adapted its City Bound concept.Beginning with an outline of the historical development of City Bound, this workshop willpresent the bsj's concept and practical approach as well as an exemplary project."Those who always does what he can already do, is always what it is already" (Henry Ford)Belief in oneself, orientation, mobility and the ability to convince people of oneself and one'sindividual concerns are crucial factors for a successful personality.Positive experiences in making contact with strangers will strengthen self-confidence andconvincing manners.City Bound offers many ways to practice just this. A relatively new experiential learningapproach, it stages adventure challenges in everyday urban life. The focus is on challengingactivities that require acting as a team or on one's own in an unknown environment andunusual social situations.In this workshop we will perform a selection of typical CB activities. Afterwards we will reflectour experiences and discuss their implications for our work with young people.Title:To explore nature with the help of a map.Author/s:Kerstin Nilsson and Marie Aldener, Resarö skola, Sweden.Abstract:National and international research shows that it is unclear what the students should learn inschool physical education, and what content education should consist of for students todevelop the abilities stipulated by the curriculum (Lgr 11). According to the syllabus, studentsshould develop ”knowledge of how to follow maps and sketches in order to orient in differentenvironments, ranging from shopping centres to the forests and meadows”. The question iswhat this means, what are the students capable of when they know this? How do one teacharound an ability such as this?The benefit/purpose of learning to read, understand and follow a map can be interpreted as asafety aspect. If the students develop skills to orient there is little risk they will land wrong/lost,giving them the opportunity to venture out in unknown environments. To understand a mapand be able to retrieve information from it is a skill useful in many contexts. Already in the17
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