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Typically, as students develop their own identities and participate more broadly in everyday life, their movement and recreation options can expand. Gaining knowledge and skills to undertake outdoor activities in more natural settings, such as a day walk, fosters a sense of the wider ecological world. Students recognise elements such as fresh air and the influence of naturalness on their emotional and physical wellbeing and responses. They learn to care for nature, and engage in conservation activities. These experiences can provide a sense of satisfaction when students reflect on their positive contribution to the natural environment.
Students learn about simple ecological principles through experiential learning. These experiences stimulate curiosity to learn more about interactions in nature and adaptations to local climates. Students learn about the importance of care for each other in natural environments, and how best to do this. They come to understand open space as a place to support healthy lifestyles, and are supported to engage in basic movement patterns in these areas. Students develop their own minor games using creative play.
Children may be fearful of being away from the home environment at night time, and require carefully facilitated experiences that allow them to feel secure sleeping away from home and be able to manage night time fears.
Adapted from OEA website, accessed 8 December 2016. http://outdooreducationaustralia.org.au/education/sequencing/