Level 2 Outdoor Education
Course Description
Teacher in Charge: Mr K. Jackways.
Students will participate in a range of outdoor pursuits including; 3-day overnight tramp, mountain biking, climbing & adventure based learning activities. Students may also be able to participate in a high and low rope courses and caving expedition. They will learn safety management procedures and skills associated with the planning, implementing and evaluating of these activities. Students considering this course should have an interest in outdoor pursuits. Students selecting this course should expect to miss approximately 6 days out of school.
Outdoor Education offers highly useful skills in real contexts. Skills which are both practical and also easily transferable into any workplace.
These skills, such as decision making, planning, risk management, team work, organisation, time management, communication, perseverance and resilience, just to name a few, are all learnt and practiced under pressure, often outside of their comfort zones, in real time, practical situations, much like todays work environments, making them invaluable to all students regardless of their career pathway.
This course also allows students to become more aware of how much they are really capable of by consistently working of the edge of or outside their comfort zones in order to complete challenges they may have initially thought they were not capable of. This allows for huge growth in self-confidence, self-worth and resilience. It aims to grow a connection with the outdoors and our role as kaitiaki (guardians) of the environment, to ensure it remains pristine for future generations to enjoy.
Course Overview
Term 1
Tramping, Camping, Weather, Survival Skills, Maps, Personal Contribution to a Group
Term 2
Caving, Kaitiakitanga/Guardianship, Conservation, Sustainability, Canyoning
Term 3
High Ropes, Weather, Preparation Skills for an Outdoor Activity, Mountain Biking, Mountain Bike Servicing,
Recommended Prior Learning
14 Credits in NCEA level 1 Physical Education and/ or Outdoor Education or combination thereof. A good level of physical fitness. If a student has an interest in the outdoors/ adventure tourism and a satisfactory level of achievement in Science and English, an exception may be made after consultation with the TIC.
Contributions and Equipment/Stationery
$350
Pathway
Skills, such as decision making, planning, risk management, team work, organisation, time management, communication, perseverance and resilience, just to name a few, are all learnt and practiced under pressure, often outside of their comfort zones, in real time, practical situations, much like todays work environments, making them invaluable to all students regardless of their career pathway.
Credit Information
You will be assessed in this course through all or a selection of the standards listed below.
External
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Demonstrate mountain biking skills on grade 2 terrain
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Demonstrate safe practices for participation in high ropes course activities
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Demonstrate basic caving skills
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Set up and undertake basic maintenance of a mountain or cycle touring bike for outdoor recreation
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Demonstrate knowledge of weather information for an outdoor activity
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Demonstrate mountain biking skills on grade 3 terrain
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Demonstrate skills for an overnight tramp
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Demonstrate knowledge of weather information, introductory survival skills, and the use of maps in the outdoors
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Demonstrate knowledge of preparation for an outdoor activity
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Demonstrate knowledge of how personal contribution influences group functioning in an outdoor activity
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Demonstrate and apply knowledge of basic concepts of kaitiakitanga for outdoor recreation