ABSTRACT
This chapter explores the various types of outdoor learning opportunities and groups them into categories to guide the discussion, and safety issues connected to learning outdoors. It provides an overview of teachers' comments and the student voice to indicate the impact outdoor learning has on students' education. Outdoor learning substantially promotes experiential learning as it focuses on the personal and imminent gaining of knowledge and is referred to by John Dewey, Kurt Lewin, and Jean Piaget as an active process of learning through experience which involves a reflective approach. The case studies explore how different subjects are embedded in outdoor learning activities. Outdoor learning is crucial in promoting scientific inquiry and problem-solving skills among students, creating opportunity for them to explore, investigate, ask questions, and create their own knowledge in a constructivist learning environment. The main point teachers make about outdoor learning is that 'activities can be cross-curricular it is less restrictive outside and natural resources can be used'.
