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Hello, to add to steve's comments; ( You've shamed me into responding for UK, Steve!) early NC documents concerned with whole school (NCC, 1990) 'outdoor education can make a significant contribution as a focus for cross-curricular work...There is value in sampling activities which may become the basis of life-long outdoor pursuits: in addition OE provides an ideal opportunity for field work in geography,science, PE, environmental education and for education for citizenship (NCC, 1990,p6) and 'Both living and travelling out of doors can include residential experiences. These provide opportunities for pupils to learn more about themselves as individuals and in relation to their peers and adults. Such expriences can prove an effective means of consolidating and extending school-based personal & social education' (DES, 1991a p14) Outdoor Education is not a subject but an approach to education which is concerned with the overall development of young people. It is an organised approach to learning in which direct experience is of paramount importance (DES, 1991b p12) However, these have not i think be enacted in schools to any degree. Now OE is part of the PE curriculum as outdoor and adventurous activities You could get if you wished the publication, 'Outdoor and adventurous activities in PE key stage 2-Guidance for teachers' ref QCA/98/172 tel 00 44 1787 884444. It is concerned with physical challenges , problem solving and working together. I'm not sure whether OE as defined in the early papers does actually occur in schools. I think probably not although there are residentials available in some schools. Someone else may be able to add to this Best wishes Barbara ---------- > From: John Quay <[log in to unmask]> > To: [log in to unmask] > Subject: National Curriculum definition of outdoor education > Date: Wednesday, May 17, 2000 2:26 PM > > Hi all > > I was just wondering if the British National Curriculum had a definition > of outdoor education? If so - could anyone point me towards a source > document? > > Thanks > > John Quay > %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%