Re-thinking the significance of nature adventures in the light of a sustainable future: ​A case study of nature-based school camps for 9th graders

Description

The presentation is based on the action research called "NOW! From anxiety to young people's environmental-political agency" (Tampere University, 2020-2023), in which three adventurous nature-based school camps were organized for ninth graders. We invited young people as co-researchers to the school camps to think about how minors’ environmental citizenship and agency could be supported in everyday life and society in general. In the presentation, we will focus on how adventuring in nature can support the building of a sustainable future. The young co-researchers brought up familiar things from adventure education, but also new aspects, such as the significance of joy and stopping in adventuring and environmental agency. The study shows that a sustainable future and sustainable well-being could be even more promoted in education by focused reflection on adventures, nature experiences and human-nature relationships.

Aikajakso	5 lokak. 2023
Pidetty	The European Institute for Outdoor Adventure Education and Experiential Learning (EOE)
Tunnustuksen arvo	International