BLOG: ARTICLES ON OUTDOOR LEARNING, LEADERSHIP TRAINING AND SUSTAINABLE TOURISM
Coronavirus Update March 2020
At this challenging time, Outposts would like to thank our staff and partners across the world for their support and understanding. For those corporate clients, who like us, face difficult decisions, we wish you all well. In particular we would like to recognise the...
75% of children spend less time outside than inmates
That shocked us too. Sadly, the horrifying statistics don’t stop there: 75% of children spend less time outside than prison inmates (1). 90% reduction in the area that children explore and play in during their leisure time over the past 20 years. (2). One in five...
Top tips to get outside more this Christmas
This Christmas we are supporting the Somerset based mental health charity Mind and taking inspiration from the #OptOutside campaign from Rei to encourage everyone around us to get outside more, helping boost mental health as well as doing something positive for the...
How happy are you?
Are happier managers higher performers? Do happy managers perform better, or do good performers feel happier? Like the chicken and the egg, it’s hard to say which comes first but it’s possible to hypothesise that the two feed on each other. Research commissioned by...
Employee engagement and leadership
Before we discuss the relationship between leadership and employee engagement, let’s start with a definition. A quick search on the internet came up with a few but I like this one from the Business Directory: “Employee engagement is the emotional connection an...
10 benefits of outdoor learning
If taking your learning outside of the classroom seems daunting and you need some evidence for doing so then read on. Here are our top 10 benefits of outdoor learning!1. Increased engagement and concentration It can be hard to hold concentration levels at the best to...
Why go outdoors?
In an increasingly results-driven and time-pressured environment, making the case for time spent outside of the classroom can at times seem challenging. With the constant rounds of controlled assessments, reports, mocks and public exams, where is the time, or the...