Outdoor Education: Introduction

At Cranleigh we are very lucky in that there is a huge range of opportunities to get involved in Outdoor Education and indeed we are developing a dedicated Outdoor Education Centre on the South Field.

But why bother to get involved?

• It’s fun
• It gives new skills and interests
• It gets you out and about and introduces you to the natural environment.
• It teaches you self-reliance, motivation and organisation – all good life skills, just as useful in business as the Hindu Kush
• It develops leadership and team-work skills
• It provides challenges to push us outside our comfort zone and possibly right up to our physical and mental limits
• It can provide the thrill of an “adrenaline rush”, whilst teaching risk management.
• Some of the activities we do can be competitive, but in the majority of cases the only person you will be competing with is yourself.

As you can see these benefits are genuine, life-long and transferable to the workplace as much as leisure time. How many people still play Rugby or Netball after they leave school compared to those who retain an interest in walking, climbing, kayaking or simply enjoying the Outdoors?