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information rich, it has become action poor…As affluence has increased, the young person’s environment has become impoverished for responsible and productive action, or any action that tests and develops them…There is more in us than we know if we could be made to see it; perhaps, for the rest of our lives we will be unwilling to settle for less.  Kurt-Hahn, 1886-1974  \nOverview  \nThis chapter considers ways that schools can broaden students’ educational experiences through activities designed to nurture confidence, responsibility, compassion, wisdom, innovation and collaboration. It builds on some of the ideas considered in Chapter 5 on wellbeing and in Chapter 2 on the co-curricular programme.  \nChallenge education  \nKurt Hahn was an influential educational thinker who inspired the development of the Round Square conference of schools, the United World Colleges, the Duke of Edinburgh’s International Youth Award and the Outward Bound movement. Hahn believed that appropriate challenges beyond the classroom provided unique experiences for the development of character and compassion. Those challenges included community service, outdoor pursuits and craftsmanship. It is interesting to reflect on what Hahn would have thought of the modern global information age – the quote at the start of the chapter is from the 1960s, and even then he was expressing concern for student inactivity due to an abundance of information.  \nMost education in schools focuses on developing academic competencies. If the only learning contexts that students experience are classrooms, formal teaching, books and  \nthe internet then students’ development of all-round practical competencies will be constrained. Challenge education supports cognitive and affective development by challenging students to use critical thinking and problem-solving skills in contexts with which they are not particularly familiar, often working in teams, with powerful emotional engagement.  \nChallenge education, therefore, is an excellent way of supporting the development of collaboration and leadership. In completing a service learning activity or an expedition (or many other co-curricular activities such as team sport or playing in an orchestra) success is dependent on the whole group performing well. This often requires students to act as leaders, demonstrate resilience and practise their social skills.  \nVygotsky’s zone of proximal development, considered in Chapter 1, is primarily used for pitching academic tasks at precisely the right level of difficulty. The same concept can be applied to challenge education. Activities that fall comfortably within a student’s current capabilities will not develop new competencies. Equally, schools have a responsibility to ensure that students can grow and learn through the experience and do not feel overwhelmed by expectations or situations that are too demanding.  \nThe extent to which a school will wish to engage with these ideas depends on its vision and educational aims. It is perfectly reasonable for a school to have the sole aim of developing academic competences. That said there is much that can be achieved by small changes in orientation and practice. Challenge education does not have to involve expeditions to the great outdoors. Community awareness and service should prioritise local environments and much can be achieved through encouraging student participation in activities offered in the local community so that the school does not have to organise everything itself.  \nResponsibility involves cultivating wisdom  \nA responsible, wise person reasons on the basis of secure emotional states and their actions are based on positive personal values. In the learner attribute of responsible, the idea of wisdom is implicit. 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