ABSTRACT
This chapter is written in three parts. First I make a case for learning outside the school. I situate this argument within the theoretical context of postmodernism and deschooling society and try to show how informal learning outside the school brings about benefits for young people and relates to what I see as the discourse of citizenship as well as to a de-schooled citizenship curriculum. Then, I illustrate how informal learning outside the school can be achieved, with practical suggestions of activities citizenship teachers might wish to engage in with their pupils. Finally, I take a slightly light-hearted look at those arguments that will undoubtedly be encountered when you attempt to take young people outside the school.
