Learning outside the classroom is about raising achievement and allowing the most fulsome personal development possible for all the pupils and students involved. It is an approach which uses the pupils' and students’ own experiences in new environments as a stimulus so that they learn about themselves and the world around them more effectively and faster than ever before.
It is thus about helping young people learn everything from facts about the world in which they live to facts about themselves, their responses, their interests, and what drives them on.
Above all it is about helping all pupils and students make the most of their attributes, their lives, and their experiences so that ultimately they can lead lives which are varied, fruitful and fulfilling for themselves, and which make a contribution to the society in which they live.
In this regard Learning Outside the Classroom is about raising achievement and raising the individual’s awareness of the self through an approach to learning based around direct experience.
Thus it is about what we learn, how and where we learn, and who we are.
Below you will find the following sections which explore this theme more fully.
We are very grateful to Benchmark Leasing for their sponsorship of this website.
Benchmark Leasing have been instrumental in making it possible for schools to organise more learning outside activities by removing the need for schools to have to raise the entire cost of a minibus in one go.
What's more, the company has been at the forefront of helping schools share a leased minibus, meaning that many schools that could not previously justify the cost of a minibus can now have one at their disposal for just part of each week allowing a neighbouring school to take it over during the times when it is not required.
You can read more about how schools are finding increasingly innovative ways of getting to the sites chosen for their outside education on the page "How to get there" on this site.
You can contact our sponsors, Benchmark Leasing, on 01753 859 944, and you can read more about their services on their website.