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I am in my fourth year at Federation University Australia, currently studying a Bachelor of Education (Physical Education) Honours and Graduate Diploma of Outdoor and Environmental Education. I am passionate about teaching and learning in the outdoors. I want to learn as much as I can about the outdoor education industry to help others grow and learn about the world within, and around us.
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I am an outdoor educator…what do I do again?

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My recent adventure to Singapore has left me in a state of bewilderment. I am lost looking for the answer to the question that was raised in the comments of Joel Ward’s insightful post ‘The ferrari and the hawker centre‘ – what is the meaning of life?

Don’t be fooled though, I’m not in a depressive state where I am struggling to find the meaning of my own life. Rather I am experiencing a lack of direction in which to pursue my passion of teaching and learning in the outdoors.

With all the different views of outdoor education around the world, and after my recent experience in Singapore, I have found myself asking…what purpose do I serve as an outdoor educator?

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Staring into the mirror

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Facilitation is a skill that can be trained through experience, reflection, and planning. The Experiential Learning Cycle proposed by Kolb (1984) can be used to assess and evaluate my performance and time as a facilitator in Singapore.

(Please click here for the planned itinerary to gain a rough idea of the activities and places we visited on our facilitation day)

The Experiential Learning Cycle proposed by Kolb (1984)

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Reflections

A smile is the same in every language

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I heard this saying a long time ago. But recently I saw it come into play during my time in Singapore.

I was standing on the train the other day and I glanced at an old lady sitting down. We both smiled. A couple of stops later, she stood up to leave and smiled and waved me goodbye. I’d never met this person but I returned the kind gesture.

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A mystified understanding

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“I am one of the searchers. There are, I believe, millions of us. We are not unhappy, but neither are we really content. We continue to explore life, hoping to uncover its ultimate secret…”

– James Kavanaugh, There Are Men Too Gentle to Live Among Wolves

A glass half full…an incomplete thought, an answer uncovered…I am of the searchers.

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Science and discovery in a wonderful world!

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Did you ever wonder how paper was made in ancient Egypt?

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Humans of Singapore

Mr Magic himself – the best ice coffee maker in town

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Meet Salim!

Every morning Salim makes us a majestic ice coffee that always comes with a big humble smile. He seemed to be quite a friendly man, and today we decided to ask him  a few questions to get to know him a bit more. Check it out!

 

 

First impressions

Is this as wild as it gets?

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Finally the day had fallen upon me! Some up close and personal real nature, none of these man-made attractions. The so-called ‘Green Lung’ and all its beauty!

After visiting Singapore’s Central Catchment Nature Reserve, some thoughts have sparked in my mind as I try to understand more about the human-nature relationships in this foreign country.

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Cooking up a storm

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A meal will taste as good as the capabilities of the chef who cooks it

An outdoor experience is only as good as the ingredients (e.g. planning, skills, cooperation, communication etc.) that the facilitators bring to the day. How we as outdoor facilitators cook up those ingredients and the processes we take to produce the final dish, impacts on how satisfied and fulfilled the learner/customer will be…
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Cake for breakfast?

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Cake for breakfast? Yes, that’s right! A delicious white carrot cake from Panjang Pasir Food Centre was a scrumptious treat to start the trip and to get my first taste of Singapore.

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