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 de-schooling
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.
