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Opinion: The best programmes are where you learn

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The 16 teams of four came from various sectors of the property world - developers, surveyors, architects and so on - to compete in a strenuous set of challenges over two days.

This kind of outdoor activities programme is popular for teambuilding and personal development right across the spectrum - for young executives to groups of disadvantaged young people. Indeed, some of the entry fee for this challenge was earmarked to pay for a group of disadvantaged or special needs young people to have a similar experience.

But how similar would it actually be? My experience, on the coastal path and the edge of cliffs in Cornwall, threw into perspective the difference between essentially leisure-based and educational outdoor programmes.

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