Changing Pace: Outdoor Games for Experiential Learning

This collection of experiential activities in game format will enable trainers and facilitators to make effective use of the outdoors as a vehicle for learning. It contains sixty-three creative games that can be conducted easily and safely with a minimum of materials and preparation. Many of the activities can be run equally well indoors.

Each activity is presented in a standard format that includes a summary, a statement of objectives, a note of any materials required, time requirements, and detailed guidance on the effective use of the games in training. The games vary in length from a few minutes to over an hour. Together they provide a rich store of adventure, energy, and memorable learning.

Games Teach
Cooperation
Decision making
Ethics
Goal-setting
Planning
Rewards
Trust
Inter-team collaboration
Communication
Creativity
Leadership
Problem solving
Risk taking
Team learning

Carmine Consalvo, Ed.D. is the director of WORKPLAY, which he founded in 1984 to train professionals in the importance of humor, creativity, paradox, teamwork, and experiential training. His clients include a wide variety of organizations from both public and private sectors. Mr. Consalvo is the developer of TeamBuilding Blocks, a game for practicing group collaboration, and is the author of Experiential Training Activities for Outside and In (both are published by HRD Press)