Change is tough. Whether in personal, professional, or organisational contexts, it often feels daunting to step away from the familiar and walk into the unknown. But here’s the fascinating part: people are more willing to embrace change when they’re reminded of what will stay the same. By offering a vision for continuity alongside a vision for change, resistance can transform into acceptance. 

As summer approaches, it's time to say goodbye to our migratory bird friends, and hello to a new season of wildlife: our local snakes!

When it comes to safeguarding, there’s no such thing as being too thorough. Yet, many organisations do not have a completely robust system in place. It’s time to take a closer look at what’s slipping through the cracks and how we can all step up to ensure safety while maintaining efficiency and fairness.

An insightful workshop on gender, LGBTQ+, and inclusivity in the outdoors. This session will deepen your understanding of gender dynamics and offer practical guidance for navigating these topics in various settings.

During Charlie's session, she will speak about the power of Forest School and playing in nature, and its contribution to fostering curiosity and resilience in children.

In this workshop, participants will examine Bob Ryan’s “Spheres of Practice”. Originally designed for the Challenge Ropes Course, we will make use of it as a framework to help outdoor practitioners effectively navigate the complexities of mainstream common practices, standard operating procedures, and individual preferences. Participants examined practical scenarios in the outdoor industry, assessing how various decisions can be informed by the different spheres in order to enhance self-awareness and systems awareness.

Panel discussion at the HK Outdoor Learning Conference 2024. Experts Lye Yen Kai (Blackbox OE / Singapore Outdoor Adventure Education Council), Dave Addis (ICHK Secondary School), Holly Brigham and Dr Xoni Ma (OWLHK) speak on a variety of standards, workforce, wellbeing and advocacy.

What does it mean to be an outdoor professional? This session will ponder this crucial question and call upon the attendees to co-create their own definition for Hong Kong. On the way, it will look at what it means to be a professional in other nations, the benefits of being recognised as a professional, and the potential pathways that we could take in Hong Kong to achieving professional recognition.

As part of our ongoing efforts to strengthen the Hong Kong Outdoor Learning Association (HKOLA), we are pleased to announce updates to our Articles of Association. These foundational governing documents outline the rules and procedures that guide the operation and management of our non-profit organisation.

On behalf of the research team, we would like to extend our sincere gratitude to all members who participated in the recent survey on the state of the outdoor education sector. Your thoughtful responses and insights have been incredibly valuable.

戶外教育和冒險運動領域中，資格認證是重要一環。它們不僅僅是頭銜或證書，更是教練專業知識、安全意識、能力和道德行為的依據。在這篇博客中，我們將深入探討專業戶外技能資格的發展過程。

香港戶外學習行業正在進行重要的研究。香港戶外學習協會邀請讀者在這個簡短的調查中分享他們的觀點。

为学生组织户外教育营可能是一项艰巨的任务。以下是选择与提供商合作时需要考虑的一些主要事项。

HKOLA is supporting an academic study that aims to shed light on the current state of Hong Kong's outdoor education sector, and provide an update to a previous study conducted in 2005.

The research seeks to capture a snapshot of the sector, focusing on its size, the range of outdoor learning opportunities available, and the individuals engaged in this field.

每年 10 月 14 日，人們都會慶祝世界標準日，以提高人們對國際標準重要性及其幫助解決更大全球問題的認識。

身為香港的戶外教練，了解戶外探險教育產業內的指南、標準和法律之間的差異非常重要。雖然這些術語看起來可以互換，但它們各自具有不同的含義和各自的含義。 

各種形式的戶外學習似乎在香港和世界各地持續流行。因此，HKOLA 認為擁有一個強大的專業團體來代表戶外教育者並推廣行業的最佳實踐比以往任何時候都更加重要。