Tag Archives: Outdoor Education

MLT: Training and Assessment Courses

Whilst I am not a provider of Mountain Leader Training Courses, I work a lot with Andy Newton, who is a registered course provider with the MLT, and as such offers a variety of National Governing Body Award Courses. These … Continue reading

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The Schiehallion Experiment

Having been up in Scotland, I looked out across at Schiehallion, an almost picture perfect mountain cone. It reminded me of the classic experiment conducted to achieve two aims. One prove Sir Issac Newtons Theory of Gravitation, and at the … Continue reading

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Outdoor Education Revisited

A couple of weeks ago I posted a rant about the death of outdoor education, and questioned the use of month long ‘outdoor holidays’ for at risk teenagers. I stated my view that given a choice between mainstream outdoor education, … Continue reading

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Are we about to witness the death of outdoor education?

Well my computer has died, well i am hoping that its just the battery as £1000 is at least a months worth of the states gone! Besides my plan to save has hit a bit of a hurdle as my … Continue reading

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