Adventurous Learning
A pedagogy for a changing world

What is Adventurous Learning? 

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Adventurous Learning is an approach to teaching and learning based on a re-appraisal of ‘adventure’. In contemporary society adventure has become a ubiquitous term that is applied to a range of products and services (e.g., think clothing or package holidays). Much of what is ‘sold’ as an adventure is a hollowed-out and shallow version of the ‘real deal’. We believe that adventure has an important role to play in the development of citizens who can learn to thrive in an increasingly complex, unpredictable and rapidly changing world.

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Adventurous Learning builds on four key elements: authenticity, agency, uncertainty and mastery, and explains how these features can be incorporated into educational practices. Adventurous Learning provides guidance on how to ground one’s teaching in accessible theory. Educators can adapt and tailor these guidelines for indoor and outdoor teaching in their own contexts.

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By engaging with the material on this site, and the associated resources, you will be able to design and implement programmes based on sound principles that have deep and enduring meaning for your students.