It was one of the best hikes I’ve been on with this group.
I’m grateful for log adventures.
That’s the thing with outdoor learning…opportunity for adventure. When learning outside, there doesn’t have to be a plan, a schedule, or even a point. (Sometimes there does…)
Adventure provides opportunities to connect with others and with ourselves. An adventurous hike can make it more memorable, more exciting, and leave one with general feelings of well-being. For example, when a group of students decided on their own to work together to carry this very heavy log over a mile, they have to be fully present.
The more we are fully present and engaged in what we are doing, the more we “get lost in the moment,” and the happier and more content we tend to be overall. Here is a picture of some of the students during their check-in on the log-adventure day:
- Thumbs up if you feel better (in your body and in your mind) than when we began.
- Thumbs to the side if you feel the same.
- Thumbs down in you feel worse.
There you (mostly) have it.
Outdoor Learning with Weslie 