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What is experiential or outdoor education?

Experiential education is a philosophy and methodology in which educators purposefully engage with students in direct experience and focused reflection in order to increase knowledge, develop skills and clarify values. (Association for Experiential Education)

Outdoor education is a specific form of experiential education that teaches community living skills and builds self-confidence through wilderness activities such as rock climbing, ropes courses, backpacking, sea kayaking and snowshoeing.

Books & Articles

• Blanco, Jodee. Please Stop Laughing at Me...One Woman's Inspirational Story.
• Brown, Lyn Mikel. Girlfighting.
• Dellasega, Cheryl and Nixon, Charisse. 12 Strategies That Will End Female Bullying.
• Simmons, Rachel. Odd Girl Out: The Hidden Culture of Aggression in Girls.
• Wiseman, R. (2002). Queen Bees & Wannabes: Helping your daughter survive cliques, gossip, boyfriends, and other realities of adolescence.

Books & Articles

• Packaging Girlhood

Organizations & Schools

• Reel Grrls - www.realgrrls.org

Books & Articles

• Huegel, Kelly. GLBTQ: The Survival Guide for Queer & Questioning Teens.
• Maran, Meredith and Watrous, Angela. 50 Ways to Support Lesbian and Gay Equality.
• Perrotti, Jeff and Kim Westheimer. When the Drama Club Isn’t Enough: Lessons from the Safe Schools Program for Gay and Lesbian Students.

Organizations & Schools

• Advocates For Youth – www.advocatesforyouth.org
• Safe Schools Coalition – www.safeschoolscoalition.org

Organizations & Schools

• Power of Hope – www.powerofhope.org

Books & Articles

• Adams, M., Bell, L. and P. Griffin. Teaching for Diversity and Social Justice.
• Ayvazian, Andrea. “Interrupting the Cycle of Oppression: The Role of Allies as Agents of Change.” Race, Class, and Gender in the United States.
• Chapelle, Sharon and Lisa Bigman. Diversity in Action: Using Adventure Activities to Explore Issues of Diversity with Middle School and High School Youth.
• Hooks, Bell. Where We Stand: Class Matters.