The transformative power of nature

Mark Trollope

By Mark Trollope
Community contribution / October 22, 2013

When did you get your first taste of the outdoors? Did your parents love camping, baptising you with the smoke of a campfire before you could walk? Or did you discover it much later, maybe on a school camp or as a scout or guide?

For those people who love the outdoors and know the fulfilment it can bring to life, it's worthwhile to consider ...

This story appeared in the November 2013 edition of Australian Teacher Magazine.

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