Great Minds Think Outside

Great Minds Think Outside is a hands-on, curriculum-linked, outdoor professional development program that will give teachers and educators the skills, tools, and resources they need to teach their students outside – whatever the subject matter!

We are a team of experts in nature education and we offer training on how to teach outside and what to teach outside. Any and all learning outcomes can be met outside, with a little creativity! We can help you figure out how to teach science, math, social studies, language arts, physical education, and everything in between – outside, rain or shine. Half day and full day sessions are available.

This program combines a wide range of theoretical concepts leads (Adventure Wave, Joseph Cornell’s Stages of Flow Learning TM, Experiential Learning Model) to which can be adapted to suit groups based on their individual needs. Great Minds Think Outside incorporates the sequenced “broad strokes” of briefing, fun high energy activity, focusing attention/reflecting experiences, debriefing which hopefully leads the participants to transfer the acquired learnings to their schools, homes and or workplaces.