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the leading resource hub for outdoor educators
Careers in Outdoor Education
Keen to study to become an Outdoor Educator? There are over 34 undergraduate university courses in Australia. More details here.
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Connect with your local outdoor ed community. Take advantage of training, resources and all that’s happening in your state.
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Looking for a full-time, part-time or casual job here in Australia or overseas? Apply away.
NOEC 2022 — BOOKINGS OPEN!
The Australian outdoor education community will finally come together at our National Outdoor Education Conference — NOEC 2022.
Once again we are grateful to be jointly hosting this event with Outdoors NSW & ACT.
Now, several years in the making, thanks to Covid-19 postponements, it’s set to be an event like no other.
The 2022 event will be held on 26 – 28 September 2022 in the Blue Mountain.
Further information with respect the program will be released when finalised. Meantime, Accommodation and Bookings are now open.
2022 OEA AWARDS —Winners to be Announced at NOEC 2022
The 2022 OEA Awards will recognise 5 categories.
- Outdoor Education Program
- Service to Outdoor Education
- Outdoor Education Practitioner
- Outdoor Education Fellow
- Outdoor Education Emerging Practitioner — new category in 2022!
Nominations closed on 15 JULY 2022.
Winners will be announced at NOEC 2022 event at the end of September with details released on our Facebook page and on this website shortly thereafter
HERE‘S WHAT’S IN STORE FOR NOEC 2022
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NOEC 2022 is on in 53 days! What are you waiting for? Sign up today.![]()
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This promises to be a cracker of an event and the best opportunity in years to network with fellow outdoor educators ![]()
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Full Conference Program is here:![]()
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Pricing and Registration are here:![]()
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What’s it all about is here :![]()
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GUEST SPEAKERS:![]()
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Professor Pasi Sahlberg![]()
Finnish educator, teacher, and author and currently at Southern Cross University as Professor of Education.![]()
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Ky Furneaux![]()
Author, Adventurer, Stunt Woman![]()
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Tom & Stephanie Potter![]()
Tom is a Professor in the School of Outdoor Recreation, Parks and Tourism at Lakehead University in Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada. Stephanie, also an Outdoor Educator and a passionate advocate of Outdoor outcomes.![]()
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See you there!
Outdoor Education Pathways
Meet Jess McDonald, a young PE & OE teacher from Tasmania and learn how she became an outdoor education.
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Out Now! APRIL 2022 Issue of JOEE
The April 2022 issue of JOEE is a Special Issue on Diversity and Inclusion in Outdoor Learning. It features seven papers from international academics and researchers, predominantly from Finland and other European nations and the US. There’s lots to consider about how to make outdoor ed programs more inclusive.
Here’s an overview. LINK.