A HISTORY EXERCISE IN A PROGRAM OF OUTDOOR EDUCATION

Authors

  • Donald Houston LaSalle Comprehensive High School, Montreal

Abstract

In recent years, more and more schools have discovered the outdoors as a medium for education. Sorne teachers have made use of the lakes, valleys and mountains for specifie aeademic instruction in the realm of science and biology; others have attempted to create a more humanistic experience, using the challenge of the outdoors to build initiative and character. Whatever the aims, most educators would agree that outdoor education is a positive trend. The article that follows focuses particularly on one individu al outdoor exercise that dealt with history.

Author Biography

Donald Houston, LaSalle Comprehensive High School, Montreal

Donald Houston is now teaching English and History at LaSalle Comprehensive High School and is an active member of the Quebec Council of Outdoor Educators.

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Published

1976-09-01

How to Cite

Houston, D. (1976). A HISTORY EXERCISE IN A PROGRAM OF OUTDOOR EDUCATION. McGill Journal of Education / Revue Des Sciences De l’éducation De McGill, 11(002). Retrieved from https://mje.mcgill.ca/article/view/7096

Issue

Vol. 11 No. 002 (1976)

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Articles

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