Petra Author

Six students standing on the edge of a cliff looking over a mountain pond surrounded by trees in full autumn foliage.

Becoming a Better Instructor

How does one become a better instructor and what skills contribute to your adventure and outdoor education competences...

AdED • January 17, 2022

A group of adventure education students form a semi-circle around the entrance to the Hannukuru Hut in autumnal Lapland.

AdED • January 7, 2022

Into the Ruska – a Magical Learning Experience

We left for Lapland as basically strangers and came back full of shared experiences, memories and friendships. We embraced it all, now it’s your turn to read...

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Six people hiking in the northern wilderness.

AdED • December 2, 2021

Adventure and Education Go Hand-in-Hand – Like Planning and Reflection

“There is no certainty, there is only adventure.”  -Roberto Assagioli Life is an adventure, a beautiful mystery. The uncertainty of the future and...

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The 2021 class of adventure educators posing in Lapland surrounded by autumn foliage.

AdED • November 12, 2021

Encompassing Togetherness in Our Adventure Learning Journey

Hiking together can be a powerful learning experience. Hiking with others is an invitation for discovery. To be curious, to observe the surroundings, to pay...

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A group of students sitting in a circle on the ground next to a lake.

AdED • November 1, 2021

Ready, Set, Hike! – Preparations for the Ylläs Multi-Day Hike

“You can’t cross the sea by merely standing and staring at the water.” -Rabindranath Tagore Ivan Zolkin & Nick Drevos Preparing and Bonding We all...

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An early morning sunrise over a lake surrounded by trees.

AdED • October 12, 2021

First Steps

Anticipation, anxiety, and excitement coursed through our blood as we parsed through idyllic nature to arrive at Humak’s Nurmijärvi campus. ...

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A group of students riding through a forest road on fatbikes.

AdED • October 6, 2021

Community Educators As Adventure Education Experts

On the first year of our studies, we had an extremely interesting course about different theories and basic concepts of adventure education. In this blog post,...

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A laptop placed on a tree stump surrounded by leaves.

AdED • September 9, 2021

Surviving Online School and Finally Reunited

After finishing the practical training period in March, we were supposed to continue our studies at the Nurmijärvi campus. But yet again, the already too...

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