11 Outdoor Education 1

Course Content

Students attend four classes per week, a mixture of classroom and practical settings that may include the pool, climbing wall or fields. During the course of the year there will be offsite trips that will supplement school-based learning.

Units of work

• Getting Stuck In to your Performance - students perform in a variety of outdoor pursuits and reflect on factors that impact their participation (Surfing, Whitewater Kayaking, Mountain Biking, Orienteering, Rock Climbing)
• Kotahitanga- students practice interpersonal skills in order to be able to effectively demonstrate these within a group and then explain how these interpersonal skills impact others (Group activities and Tramping).
• Safety in the Outdoors - students develop an understanding of the need for responsible behaviour when participating in outdoor pursuits (Whitewater Kayaking and Mountain Biking)
• Self-Management - across the year students develop self-management strategies and describe the effects these have on participation in outdoor pursuits.

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Pathway

A side effect of the rise of technology is that it’s made skills like communication, leadership, and cultural intelligence more important than ever. Recently, employers have started valuing these things more and the degree is no longer king. Soft skills and emotional intelligence, is not something a machine can replicate.

Students who complete Outdoor Education to Level 3 will develop their key attributes to a high level. This is often what makes them more employable, as the subject has a strong emphasis on attitude, aptitude, ambition, aspiration and attendance.

Year 13 Outdoor Education is university approved, and may lead to tertiary study for those wishing to make a career in areas linked with the outdoors. Possible jobs include Outdoor Instructor or Guide, Teacher, Challenge Course Facilitator, Environmental Educator, Event Co-ordinator, jobs in conservation, in the tourism sector (including business and marketing), and in outdoor equipment retail.