The True North project has the great objective of providing outdoor learning and education to schools around the UK.

To raise awareness I "Deon Barrett" will be climbing Mount Everest in 2025, and as a prerequisite I will be travelling to Nepal in October 2023 to trek to E.B.C and climb my first 6,000 + meter peak.

Currently I am on track but the window of opportunity to stay on target is closing.

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The Youth Initiative.

I believe that it is in our best interest that we endeavor to bring outdoor education to the forefront of all young minds. With this thought in mind I set out to research what our nations schools have in place to bring outdoor learning to their students. It came to my attention that schools rarely have the support or have the backing to implement this within their curriculum.

Through my findings I found that almost 70 per cent of teachers said that outdoor learning has had a positive impact on their job satisfaction and 72 per cent reported improved health and well being. This was mirrored on the.Gov website .

Unfortunately, these efforts are currently arranged by the schools independently with very limited assistance from outside resources, leaving it up to the teachers to arrange days out in their own time. The caveat being that there is also not enough time spent training staff throughout the established schools in becoming outdoor leaders themselves at some capacity.

I feel that outdoor education is as important to students as other subjects we currently teach. And it is paramount to bring awareness to this. So my campaign to work with government and the education system will hopefully make the difference needed.

By speaking at schools and their students about how I aim to become an explorer travelling to remote locations around the world on expeditions, the equipment needed to stay safe and what I have done to find his true north.

I am also available to help in creating opportunities, safe trips to the mountains to further develop the schools aim to increase the value of their students within the great outdoors. I believe that this campaign will boost self-esteem, maturity and provide essential life skills by equipping young people with the right tools and attitude to promote their own mental resilience.

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Thank you to all supporters.

Find your true north.