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MANIFESTO FOR OUTDOOR ADVENTURE FOR YOUNG PEOPLE
THE IMPORTANCE OF OUTDOOR ADVENTURE FOR YOUNG PEOPLE
The Foundation
for Outdoor Adventure is a national body committed to
research education and promotion of the values of outdoor and
adventurous experiences for young people. The Foundation was
established following the publication in 1989 of the Hunt Report
'In Search of Adventure: a study of the opportunities for
adventure and challenge for young people'.
In 2004 the Foundation
for Outdoor Adventure ceased to exist, but the
work goes on, and much of the work that was achieved
is well recorded. Any enquiries about publications
should me made to the Institute for Outdoor Learning
or the Brathay Academy. The campaigning work of the
Foundation is continued by many organisations
including the Campaign for Adventure and the
Institute for Outdoor Learning. For continuing
research activity, get in touch with the Research
Forum of the Institute for Outdoor Learning, join
the 'outres' (outdoor research) discussion list, and
subscribe to the Insitute's Journal of Adventure
Education and Outdoor Learning.
When the Foundation for Outdoor Adventure was
established in 1989 there was much less
researching, publishing and campaigning. And there
is still much progress to be made in all these
areas. Yes we are making progress, but social and
legislative changes make it ever more important to
keep this cause alive. The Manifesto remains on
this website because it has yet to be achieved.
Roger Greenaway, June
2004
(Formerly a researcher and research adviser for
the FOA)
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This report and the research which on which it was based
stemmed from an initiative taken by Lord Hunt of Llanfair
Waterdine, best known for his leadership of the successful
Mount Everest expedition in 1953, who died in 1998. Lord Hunt
was a lifelong supporter of young people and their endeavours,
and the report was produced as a major contribution to the
discussions about the future of the education and youth work
curriculum. The Hunt report presented the strategic challenge:
"that every young person in the United Kingdom
should have the opportunity to take part in adventurous
outdoor activities."
The Foundation for Outdoor Adventure promotes:
- recognition and awareness of the value of outdoor
activities for all young people
- a better understanding of the role of outdoor adventure in
young people's development
- equality of access to and involvement in outdoor adventure
at all levels
- good practice by all those who organise and lead
adventurous activities.
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