So sad to hear the Outdoor Education programme at the University of Edinburgh is now gone!!
👉It is even more poignant as last weekend I had the enormous pleasure of catching up with my friends from the 2010 OE Cohort!
Celebrating our 16th anniversary at a friend’s wedding is a testament to the powerful community we built and the enduring love for nature that brought us together.
🌱Looking back on my time at the University of Edinburgh, one of the best years of my life was spent canoeing down the River Spey, organising expeditions to the Atlas Mountains, and winter mountaineering in the Cairngorms.
These experiences were transformative, but the most significant impact came from the community we created.
🌱 Bringing together individuals from diverse backgrounds with a shared passion for outdoor learning was truly amazing.
👉It is therefore extremely sad to hear that the Outdoor Education programme at the University of Edinburgh has been cut.
It was such a special, one-of-a-kind programme run by people who truly cared.
In a world that is becoming increasingly automated and distant from nature, the communities and ideas born from this course offered a vital balance💚🌳.