Wide Horizons Social Impact Report - The Impact of Adventure Learning 2016 | Page 7

3what we develop

Personal & social Skills
Outdoor adventures help develop key skills :
• Trust
• Resilience
• Co-operation • Risk & responsibility
• Communication • Well-being
• Confidence

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Benefits for the pupils
All this makes young people :
More optimistic , with higher aspirations
Better equipped to succeed academically
Physically and mentally healthier
Passionate about the natural world learning
Outdoor adventures help enhance a child ’ s learning :
• A better understanding of curriculumrelated subjects
• Increased environmental awareness
• A better connection with nature

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The bigger effect
a MORE VIBRANT AND COHESIVE SOCIETY LESS CHILDREN LIVING IN POVERTY A better FUTURE FOR THE PLANET