12 Outdoor Education

Objectives

• To develop a sense of personal worth.
• To develop the ability to work within a team, showing concern and respect for others, developing mutual trust, support, and confidence within the team.
• To learn the importance of correct safety techniques in outdoor activities including an understanding of risk management.
• To develop leadership through participating in a number of outdoor activities.

Content

• Adventure Based Learning - Students will experience adventure based learning activities at school. This will help to develop teamwork, cooperation, communication, and problem solving skills.  
• Bushcraft - Students will prepare themselves for 3 day/2 night tramp.  They will learn the skills of camp planning, risk management, taking the appropriate clothing and equipment, cooking, navigation, and reading the weather.  They will plan a trip for the Waitakere Ranges, Hunua Ranges or Kaimai Ranges.
• Scuba Diving - Students will learn how to scuba dive at an Aquatics Centre over 4 weeks and experience diving at Goat Island.
• Kayaking - Students will learn how to kayak.  They will go to an Aquatics Centre and learn how to wet exit, perform an x-rescue, a T-rescue and various kayaking strokes.  Students will plan for and experience an overnight trip to Motuihe Island with Auckland Sea Kayaks Company.