Outdoor Education 3
ODE3 Course DescriptionTeacher in Charge: Nic Christie.
PrerequisitesStudents can pick this up at Level 3 with no prior Physical Education courses. TIC approval to gain entrance into this course.
Outdoor Education is the study of adventure pursuits, the development of interpersonal skills, safety in the outdoors, personal qualities, including leadership, and strategies for success.
- Surfing during double periods at the Mount
- Snorkelling and Surf Camp - Hahei - 2-day camp
- Mountain Biking in the Redwoods - Day trip
- Mountain biking in double periods around trails close to school
- Timber trail Mountain bike trip - 2-day camp
- Snow Camp to Mount Ruapehu - 3-day camp
- Diving - Open Water and Advanced Diving - Dive Zone Tauranga
Course Overview
Term 1
The Year begins with a unit evaluating physical activity experiences to devise strategies for lifelong well-being. This involves looking at outdoor experiences while surfing and completing a 2-hour Rogaine event run by Hillary Outdoors.
Double periods during term 1 involve heading to the Mount to go through a how-to-surf programme in order to be ready for the assessment. During class time the boys will have the strength and conditioning coach running fitness sessions to ensure they are working on their fitness strategies and are able to be successful in the Rogaine Challenge.
In the last 2 weeks of term, students will be given the opportunity to sign up for Diving through a Dive Zone. They will complete the Open Water Certificate in early term 2 but need to get a medical certificate, organise the associated paperwork and complete the online learning before they begin the practical sessions. These include 2 x pool days, a lake and a boat dive.
Term 2
Safety Management in the Outdoors is the theme for Term 2 with the boys looking into managing risk, how to build a safety management plan, how to establish and work with iwi and looking to work sustainably using the environmental care code through a range of trips and experiences.
The boys will complete a 2 day Timber trail Mountain biking trip early in Term 2 where they will be writing up and reviewing their safety management experiences. They do this through AS 3.7 worth 3 credits.
The last part of Term 2 moves into - Leadership in the outdoors (AS 3.8 - 4 credits). The students look at contemporary styles of leadership and utilise these styles during outdoor activities. They have a mountain biking camp in the redwoods - where they work in groups with everyone taking on and assuming a leadership role. On return from camp, they identify what style/s worked best for them and identify what works best in the outdoors.
Term 3
The boys continue on with the Leadership theme and then take this into a different experience in Term 3 with a 2 night Ski Trip to Mount Ruapehu. They will stay in Ohakune and will be heading to either Whakapapa or Turoa Skifields depending on which area suits our needs best at the time. Again they work in groups with everyone taking on and assuming a leadership role.
On return from camp, they identify what style/s worked best for them and identify what works best in the outdoors. They will complete the final part of the assessment for this where they write a paper reviewing what worked best for them and why.
Term 4
Across the year the students also complete the practical standard AS 3.4 - 4 credits. This is completed in mountain biking, surfing, skiing, snowboarding or other sport/s they complete when representing the school.
Revision and extension
Career Pathways
Recreation Co-ordinator, Outdoor Recreation Guide/Instructor, Secondary School Teacher, Travel Agent/Adviser, Diver, Sports Coach/Official, Paramedic, Primary School Teacher
Contributions and Equipment/Stationery$950.00 for Camps & Diving
Costs not included:
- Medical certificate for Diving
- Food for Camps