About

This website is a project of KPE 311: Advanced Methods of Instructing Outdoor Activities, an Outdoor Leadership course at the University of Maine. Every fall semester, students in this course add to and build upon the resources on this website.

In Spring 2021, students from KPE 265 also created additional material for this website. The contributions of these students allowed us to add more winter-specific activities. 

Many thanks to the Quimby Family Foundation for supporting our program.

Our Mission

To create a comprehensive and inclusive curriculum to help everyone learn essential skills for exploring their outdoor environment.

Group of people on bikes

Topics

Resources are organized by topic. Additional resources and topics will be added each fall by students in the University of Maine’s outdoor leadership program. Click on the images below to view the current resources.

Two students snowshoe in the woods while holding maps

Winter Activities

Student using a mirrored compass to take a bearing.

Navigation

Lesson plans typed on white paper, sitting on top of text book.

Lesson Planning Resources

Hikers huddled in winter shelter

Survival

Photo of a backpack leaning up on a tree. On the ground beside the bag is a water bottle, a change of clothes and some snacks.

Minimal Impact Recreation in Maine

Hiker along wooded trail with rocks.

Hiking

Group standing around a canoe listening to instructor

Paddling

Photo of climber and belayer smiling at camera as climber is lowered.

Rock Climbing

Pile of flaked rope

Knots

A pot and fry pan of cooking food on a campfire with a grate and rocks

Backcountry Cooking

Students biking around a field.

Mountain Biking

a wheelchair user sits amongst trees on a leaf covered trail

Accessibility in the Outdoors