Test-Feel-Reflect, we believe that you learn a little more about yourself when you are challenged. It doesn’t have to be high in the air or difficult at all. It can be something you don’t know how it will feel until you try it.
Adventure pedagogy is a form of experiential learning that includes elements of excitement and challenge, which, together with reflection, helps understand the behavior of the group and the individual. Experiential and adventure-based learning are often used synonymously when discussing learning through personal experiences. In a group, it involves teamwork training where tasks are structured in such a way that each group member depends on the others in the group to achieve a result.
Adventure pedagogy brings out intrinsic motivation. Intrinsic motivation means, in contrast to extrinsic motivation, doing something because it is fun, challenging, or because I feel that I am learning something important from what we do. Extrinsic motivation is the opposite; it involves a reward, praise, money, or something else tangible. So with us, you will not be competing against others, and you will not receive any prizes or evaluations. However, our skilled guides will help you draw out your motivation if you get stuck in negative thoughts.
A person who had a significant influence on adventure pedagogy is Kurt Hahn (1886-1974).
Kurt Hahn was commissioned by the British Navy, which had discovered something remarkable. Those who survived at sea during the war were the physically weaker and older sailors. The younger, healthier, and stronger men had drowned. Kurt Hahn’s studies showed that the younger sailors lacked a sense of group cohesion and the ability to believe in themselves. When they ended up in the water, they relied on someone else or lifeboats to rescue them. It was, therefore, the mental attitude that distinguished them; the younger ones succumbed to panic, lost control, and could not cooperate.
Hahn developed methods to build mental strength, self-awareness, and good teamwork skills, which are the cornerstones of what is called adventure pedagogy. His programs later evolved into Outward Bound schools. The programs were named after a nautical term that sailors used when ships left the safe harbor for the dangers of the open seas.
