A/Prof. John Quay1 1University Of Melbourne The notion of cultureplace is an attempt, using words, to show how living experience of culture cannot be separated from living experience of place, and vice versa (Quay, 2017). While we can think about...

Mr Graham Pringle1 1Youth Flourish Outdoors Ltd Students who fit poorly into classrooms seem to perform better in the outdoors. However, when they arrive at camp their behaviours are often challenging and escalate beyond those experienced at school. The experience...

Ms Ella Carmichael1, Ms Kathleen Pleasants1 1La Trobe University White water kayaking is an outdoor adventure activity used in various outdoor education settings. The white water environment may be perceived as male-dominated, and this, along with other factors, has been...

Mr Aaron Pittaway1 1World Challenge An earthquake in Nepal…. Political unrest throughout Thailand… A suspected spinal in the jungle in Laos… A scorpion sting in a remote village in Tanzania… A horse bite in the Himalayas… World Challenge Asia Pacific...

Mr Bruce Parr1 1Bruce Parr The extraordinary power of outdoor experiential learning. The full dark of a moonless night. North Queensland, 1987, waiting for the bus. Jungle behind me, beach in front. 17 people got off the bus to meet...

Mr Darren Osmond1, Ms Emma Beveridge1 1Trinity Anglican School Trinity Anglican School is a K-12 independent school in Cairns with a well-developed outdoor education program spanning years 2-12. The detailed outdoor education scope and sequence in place informs the design,...

Mr Mark Oates1 1The Hutchins School Packrafting! You have seen the incredible photos, read the inspiring stories yet you are still unsure as to whether they are a simply a glorified pool toy. Find out why packrafting is seemingly on...

Mr Mark Oates1 1The Hutchins School Would you or your students like to carry lighter loads? Are you interested in new technologies? Have you gotten to an age where you now value your knees or need to protect them? What...

Mr Mark Oates1 1The Hutchins School Looking for simple ideas on how to teach secondary students to navigate off-track? Mark will provide a quick overview of a simple acronym that he encourages his Year 10 students to use as a...

Mr Ian Neville1 1Christian College Geelong Outdoor Education can mean different things to different people, and the benefits can be wide and varied. With the introduction some years ago of the Australian Curriculum, of which outdoor education has not been...