Scotch College
Outdoor Learning Program
Rationale
The Outdoor Learning Program is a five day Outdoor Education experience in a semi wilderness setting, removed from technological distractions such as mobile phones, iPods, computers and television. It allows students and staff to focus on the following key areas:
The individual
Goal setting, self confidence, leadership, self worth, accepting challenge (physical, mental, social, and emotional) and organisation.
Community
Working in small productive teams, accepting and valuing individual differences, conflict resolution, building positive relationships.
The wider world Our relationship with the natural world: how human activities impact on it, how it affects our health and well being.
The Outdoor Learning Program is administered by Scotch College in partnership with the Outdoor Education Group and occurs in Term 2.
Safety
The program is designed with the safety of students as the highest priority. Students work in groups of 13
(half a Form) under the supervision of two adults (one Scotch teaching staff member, one Outdoor Education Group instructor, who is trained in Wilderness First Aid and operates to guidelines established in the OEG Administrative Practices Manual). Where appropriate, the group is assisted by specialist instructors on a sessional basis such as high ropes. All activities are undertaken on a ‘challenge by choice’ basis, meaning that each student is encouraged to set their own goals and participate to the best of their ability. All groups maintain twice daily radio/phone communication with base whilst in the bush. A 24-hour Emergency communication system is maintained for the duration of the program.
(half a Form) under the supervision of two adults (one Scotch teaching staff member, one Outdoor Education Group instructor, who is trained in Wilderness First Aid and operates to guidelines established in the OEG Administrative Practices Manual). Where appropriate, the group is assisted by specialist instructors on a sessional basis such as high ropes. All activities are undertaken on a ‘challenge by choice’ basis, meaning that each student is encouraged to set their own goals and participate to the best of their ability. All groups maintain twice daily radio/phone communication with base whilst in the bush. A 24-hour Emergency communication system is maintained for the duration of the program.
Course content
The OLP is based at Jungai, (a CAV accredited camp located in the Rubicon Valley near Eildon) and Lake Eildon National Park. All students spend time at each of these two locations. All activities are designed to complement the development of the four key generic skills. Activities include:
• bushwalking
• canoeing
• high ropes course
• Koori cultural session (weapons, artifacts and dance)
• raft building
• camping
Assessment
Members of each Form’s teaching team attend the OLP and document each students’ experience on his Semester One Report.
Year 8 Curriculum 2011
Subject Booklet
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Introduction
Generic skills
Outdoor Learning
Art
Christian Education
Design and Technology
Drama
English
Geography
History
ICT
Language Other Than English (LOTE)
Chinese
French
German
Indonesian
Mathematics
Music
Physical Education
Science
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