Level 3 Outdoor Education
Course Description
Teacher in Charge: Mr K. Jackways.
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 on 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.
13OED has a strong practical component. Students will complete a two-night survival exercise, complete the Tongariro Crossing, learn single rope technique within the context of caving, go canyoning in the Sleeping Gods (Atuatomoe) canyon, train for and perform in the Tough Guy Challenge, learn about weather patterns and undertake a rock-climbing trip. Students will also have the opportunity to meet and listen to outdoor education providers and learn about career pathways within the industry.
Course Overview
Term 1
Survival Skills, Prepare and Plan for a Multi-Day Trip, Tramping the Tongariro Crossing, Kaitiakitanga/Guardianship, Sustainability, Conservation, Maps, Navigation, Weather
Term 2
Caving, Kaitiakitanga/Guardianship, Sustainability, Abseiling, Weather Processes & Conditions.
Term 3
Rock Climbing, Belaying, Whakatipu Tangata/Group Processes in Outdoor Recreation.
Recommended Prior Learning
14 Credits in NCEA level 2 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
$425
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.
Assessment Information
Course is comprised of both Achievement and Unit Standards.Credit Information
You will be assessed in this course through all or a selection of the standards listed below.
External
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Lead climb on single-pitch rock routes with bolts and in-situ anchors
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Demonstrate top rope rock climbing and belaying skills on Ewbank Grade 14 and above
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Demonstrate a managed abseil descent with secondary protection
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Demonstrate knowledge of and operate under a framework of kaitiakitanga in outdoor recreation
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Demonstrate knowledge of weather patterns, survival skills and navigation in the outdoors
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Prepare for an overnight outdoor activity
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Apply knowledge of group processes and evaluate personal contribution to group performance in an outdoor activity
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Participate in and evaluate a self-contained multi-day trip in an outdoor context
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Demonstrate knowledge of weather processes and weather conditions for outdoor recreation in New Zealand