OUTDOOR EDUCATION

Outdoor Adventure Activities

[Institution Name]Outdoor Adventure Activities

Introduction

The discussion revolves around the On-Site Outdoor and Adventurous Activities for all pupils in key stage three using existing facilities and resources. As the Head of Physical Education at the Chelsea High School, I aim to design and implement a 6 week unit of work for the teaching of On-Site Outdoor and Adventurous Activities for all pupils in key stage three using existing facilities and resources. The school is a mainstream secondary school for pupils aged 11 - 16. The school provides an inclusive curriculum for all pupils including some pupils with moderate learning difficulties. At key stage three class sizes are 30, organised as mixed-sex groups. Physical education lessons are 60 minutes, and there are 4 full time members of staff within the Physical Education Curriculum.

The proper functioning of the school depends largely on the quality of training, and the relationship between teachers and students. Students are motivated to give the best of them, when teachers help them understand the meaning of what they should study referring to the growth and the reality around them (Lee, 2007). This applies to all schools, public and private, of all degrees. Through this work, we will try to give answers to the challenge to use it as an educational tool; outdoor activities such as camping, hiking, field trips, horseback riding, bicycle rides, and rafting. Generally these activities are organized in some educational institutions as a complement for the community that lives in recreational exceptional experiences (Kelly, 1971).

Weekly Outdoor Activity Grid

Year 7

Week

Who?

What?

When?

Where?

Why?

Resources

1

Year 7

Team building

Sept - October

Gym

To develop group relationships and co-operation

Benches, mats, and blindfolds

2

Year 7

Story Telling

October

Assembly Hall

To develop imaginative skills

Microphone, speakers, costumes and accessories.

3

Year 7

Choirs

November

Assembly Hall

To develop group synchronization skills

Microphone, speakers, costumes and accessories.

4

Year 7

Colours in Nature

November

Play field

To develop positive attitude towards change

None

5

Year 7

Tree Detectives

November- December

Play field

To enhance careful observation techniques.

Clipboard and handout.

6

Year 7

Rock Collection

December

Play field

To develop skills to compare textures and colours.

Cardboard, glue and mild liquid soap.

Year 8

Week

Who?

What?

When?

Where?

Why?

Resources

1

Year 8

Tree Story

September

Play field

To enhance writing skills.

Paper & pens, and Clipboards.

2

Year 8

2-Minute Poem

September- October

Assembly Hall

To enhance composition and rhyming skills.

Index cards, Pencils and Stopwatch.

3

Year 8

Mini-Field Study

October

Public place.

To enhance observation and note taking skills.

Clipboard & paper, Popsicle sticks and rulers.

4

Year 8

Field Trip Report

November

Assembly Hall

To enhance oral presentation skills.

None.

5

Year 8

Scenery Changes

December

Play field

Provide connection between written word and outer world.

Clipboards, paper and pencils.

6

Year 8

Quest for Camouflage

November- December

Play field

To understand the importance of camouflage as a natural process.

Colour pencils.

Year 9

Week

Who?

What?

When?

Where?

Why?

Resources

1

Year 9

Estimation Station

August- September

Football pitches

To develop mathematical skills.

Yardstick or ruler, Activity Handout, and Clipboards.

2

Year 9

Soil Temperature Investigation

September

Play Filed

To develop understanding of the relation between science and nature.

Activity Handout, Clipboard, Soil thermometers and Graph paper.

3

Year 9

Life on a Dead Log

September

School grounds.

To enhance knowledge about interdependence of nature.

Clipboards, work gloves and dissecting sticks.

4

Year 9

What a Waste!

September- October

Public places.

To develop sense of responsibility towards healthy environment.

Activity Handout, clipboard, pencils and garbage bags.

5

Year 9

People Everywhere

November

Public places.

To study the use of land and human migration pattern.

Census information of local and/or state area.

6

Year 9

Local History Tour

December

School Library, Monuments and museums

To develop knowledge about historical events and places.

Library, research materials, clipboards, paper ...