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The idea of outdoor education with the methods of "learning from experience" (experiential learning) actually has been known since ancient times. The Greek philosopher Aristotle once said that the importance of learning from experience. He gives advice worked, "What must we learn, we learn while doing it. (What we have to learn to do, we learn by doing ")"
Soehardjo Wien, one of pehobi outdoor adventure explained that Harvard educational psychologist Howard Gardner has identified the difference between school education and education outside the (outdoor education). The first was usually called Scholastic knowledge. This model of education was strictly limited by the "setting" schools. "These settings tend to be theoretical," said Wien.
On the other hand, outside the study to put forward a method connected knowing (knowledge by linking the real world). Here, education is considered as an integral part of a life.
Wien is also an instructor to learn from the experience saying that the concept of outdoor learning totally different from the teaching-learning process in the classroom. Learning in natural environments using all participants learn as a source of knowledge, in the context of learning. That is, interaction in teaching and learning process in bringing outdoor education ideas or ideas of any individual as a source of learning.
"Do not forget, outdoor education the emphasis is more than just learning about nature, although learning about the natural environment is an important aspect in the tradition of outdoor education," the message Wien.
Based on the record, one of the pioneer in the learning process approaches in the open air is John Dewey (1938). He has predicted that in the future, the school is a miniature democratic society. Learning from the experience becomes an important component in education.
After Dewey, there was Kurt Hann (1941). Hann got a job offer from Lawrence Holt-business merchant ships. Holt has a problem: the performance of inter-crew is very low, particularly about teamwork is very less. Finally, Kurt Hann accept the offer. To overcome this problem, he adapted the concept, Outward Bound.
In this concept, Hahn developed a physical training program for the crew as their medium for learning mature self and know more about their own potential respectively. Hahn challenge the concept of training at its core is based on a combination of four elements, namely: the place, the contents of the program, simulator, and adventure-based activities.
Training methods by using outdoor challenges by Hahn was then known as the Outward Bound and then spread to various parts of the world. Training methods in the open challenge Hahn intended as a catalyst, as a medium of change and help each participant to better be able to find their own self-knowledge and understanding of others. Finally, as we know, this educational concept was developed since the 1970s throughout the world, including Indonesia.
Indonesia's Outward Bound in through people who have a love of adventure in the wild. The tools necessary to require that providers have the technical skills background. The most obvious is to set the tool.
Moreover, if we look at one approach to the material studied in outdoor adventure education (adventure education), requires that the operator held the outdoor learning. In fact, often take place in a difficult area, such as in forests or on mountains.
In it, there are games like land navigation using map, compass or ropes courses (permaianan by using the ropes), which this game has become "food" of the outdoor adventure pehobi here. Apparently, the concept of Outward Bound is very popular here. So easy to call any of our people to say outbound talkative.