Places to learn outdoors

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Outdoor learning takes place in a range of settings: from the school grounds to historic grounds, from local parks to national parks, from villages to cities. Find out how you can take advantage of the places available.

School and centre grounds

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Develop your ideas about outdoor learning in the playground.

Local area

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Discover how your local area can be used as an exciting context for first-hand learning experiences.

Day trips

A photo of a group of teenagers walking up a hillside covered in gorse bushes in flowerProvide new perspectives by heading outdoors for the day.

Where to go in Scotland

Browse and search our interactive map of places to visit throughout Scotland.

    Residential experiences

    A photo of a teenage girl sitting at the entrance to a tent

    Develop social and decision-making skills by taking part in a residential visit.

    Overseas trips

    Photograph of the Arc de Triomphe in Paris at night

    Overseas trips present opportunities to experience other cultures, languages, landscapes and nature.