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This chapter traces the interwoven paths of two women’s journeys working and living in the outdoors in Australia over the last 30 years. This journey explores the parallel lives of the women whilst documenting changing practices within the profession over three decades. Born on the same day of the same month of the same year, both women share a deep sense of connection to nature and are still actively engaged in working in the outdoors. This narrative articulates their approach to life with a whimsical and curious questioning of alternate pathways of lives lived in the outdoors.
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The BMLC was a comprehensive program which trained participants to lead Bushwalking trips. Sandy completed BMLC in 1990.
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The STLC was a comprehensive program which trained participants to lead Ski Touring. Cathryn completed STLC in 1986 (first female graduate).
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Sandy has been a member of both Australian Council for Health, Physical Education and Recreation (ACHPER) and the Victorian Outdoor Education Association (VOEA) council and boards for 25 years and is still an active member of both. Cathryn was a member of the VOEA council for five years, chaired the International Adventure Therapy Committee for six years, and is still an active member of the Australian Association for Bush Adventure Therapy, Inc.
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Outdoor Education was amalgamated with Environmental Education in 2001.
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Allen-Craig, S., Carpenter, C. (2018). Outdoor Education: Threaded Pathways to Belonging. In: Gray, T., Mitten, D. (eds) The Palgrave International Handbook of Women and Outdoor Learning. Palgrave Studies in Gender and Education. Palgrave Macmillan, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-53550-0_4
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