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Germany
The term ‘Outdoor education’ doesn’t seem to have an exact equivalent in the German language although Kurt Hahn was from Germany. In general outdoor or adventure education is not as widespread in Germany as in other countries, e.g. in Australia. Instead a very related educational approach called experiential education (German: “Erlebnispädagogik”) is commonly applied in Germany in these days.

Most organisations and companies offering programs and activities based on experiential education for children and youth also offer similar programs for adults and especially corporate teams which are then mostly referred to as outdoor trainings.

Judging from what kind of outdoor training programs could be found in an unsystematic search on the internet in May 2007, the main clientele of outdoor training providers seem to be corporate teams and organisations seeking support in their team and personnel development. There is also a wide range of organisations offering outdoor programs based on experiential education for children, adolescents, families and school classes with or without disabilities. Furthermore German schools seemingly start to make increased use of these offers when planning their school trips but it is by no means as common as in Australia to run educational outdoor trips on a regular basis.

For more detailed information about German outdoor education and educational providers & networks in this field visit the Wilderdom wiki OE page.