The Power of the Outdoors

By Jeneen Mucci, Director of Program Quality and Training, Cambridge Youth Programs

Jeneen leading a workshop on outdoor education at our 2017 OST Symposium

As a little girl I was always drawn to the outdoors.  Exploring my backyard or the woods with my canvas backpack and a thermos of chocolate milk, I would hike around, turn rotting logs over to see who made their underside their home, would listen for the chorus of birds that draped the canopy of trees, and I would be content just to be a part of the living and breathing landscape that allowed me to be part of something bigger than myself.  There was a mysterious pull that brought me into a world that was exciting, challenging and new. It brought me a sense of peace and most of all, it brought me closer to myself. 

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