Pre and Post camp activities

These activities have been designed for teachers to use before and after camp.

Physical Activity and Participation

Adventure Outlook

EARLY YEARS BAND (R-2)

PRIMARY YEARS BAND

MIDDLE YEARS BAND

Through learning new skills and building on already learned skills students will develop their abilities through various activities at camp.  These include archery, canoeing, rock climbing and sports.

Children explore movement patterns and refine coordinated actions, developing self-awareness and skills that facilitate ongoing participation in physical activity. Id. KC5. KC 6

Students individually, in groups or teams enhance their self-awareness through developing, refining and expanding their movement abilities and strategies within an appropriate context of physical activities. Id In KC 4

Students enhance their sense of self and group identity through application of specialised movement skills in an increasing variety of preferred physical activities, individually and in teams.ID. IN. KC 4

Personal and Social Development

Team building and initiatives are a big focus of the Adventure Outlook camp.Students will learn to work together in a fun and positive way enhancing the relationships they have already developed at school.

Children develop an understanding of what is required to live together, communicate with others both personally and virtually and share feelings and ideas as they experience relationships and make friends. Id. In. C. KC1. KC2

Students enhance their understandings of relationships and group dynamics through developing knowledge and skills in collaborating with others and working in teams.Id. In. C. KC4

Students extend their social knowledge and skills to enable them to make and maintain positive relationships and close friendships, and work collaboratively in teams. Id. In. KC4

Description

Early Years Band (R-2)

Primary Years Band

Middle Years Band

Students will learn the different parts of the paddle, some of the strokes used in canoeing.They will work with a partner in a canoe following an instructor.  Trust activities will also be used to demonstrate the effectiveness of canoes as a raft.

Developing movement capabilities by increasing their movement skills, and selecting and using appropriate equipment, through enjoyable involvement in a variety of situations (eg yard games, modified sports, general gymnastics, dance, aquatics, and virtual, outdoor and adventure activities) ID. KC 7

Sharing equipment and working cooperatively with others in pairs or small groups or teams to make the transition from basic movement abilities to the specialised movement skills associated with sports, dance, gymnastics, aquatics, recreational pursuits and challenging outdoor activities KC4

Develop a range of aquatic and survival skills that will enable them to continue to enjoy safe use of the water as a recreational and potential employment environment.

Students will learn to trust in the safety of the equipment being used.Overcoming fear of heights and lack of confidence can be a benefit in this activity.  Students will feel a sense of achievement at being able to complete a climb.

Developing and refining movements that combine the three basic skill categories of stability, locomotion and manipulation for successful ongoing participation in physical activities. (locomotion skills relocate them in space on, in, around or off equipment (eg running, wheeling, jumping, sliding, leaping and climbing)

Achieving body control by exploring different shapes and movements within different contexts on different surfaces. Students create and plan movement sequences that show variations in speed, direction, rhythm and continuity. KC3

Refining movement skills through experiences of safe physical activities (eg school and community, individual and team sport) in a wide range of activities. KC4

Through a variety of scenarios and activities students will work together as a group and in teams to achieve a set of outcomes.  Problem solving, team work and encouragement underpin this activity.

Solving problems and exploring a ranges of movement possibilitiesin planning activities to express themselves in creative ways, individually, with others and in teams.KC2, KC3, KC4, KC6

Applying the language of movement in communicating ideas and information with each other through the exploration and application of spatial concepts.

Working Cooperatively with others in a range of activities and identifying the contribution of individuals to the group?s or team?s work.Students experience being cooperative members of groups or teams and taking different roles and responsibilities, while encouraging and supporting others. KC4

Identifying and initiating roles and responsibilities required to create and maintain rewarding and effective relationships in team structures (eg player, coach, umpire and administrator) in ways that cater for diverse participation populations KC4

Team work and trust play an important part in participating in this activity. Students learn to rely on the equipment being used and their peers to enable their success in this activity.

Receiving and sharing the language of movement (e.g in play, games, sport, dance, gymnastics, aquatics and outdoor adventure activities) in responding to verbal, signed and other non-verbal directions

Engaging in safe practices when performing in physical activities, including correctly using equipment (eg hockey sticks), moving on and off equipment and developing personal judgement in assessing the safety of situations (eg in, on and around water) KC7

Understanding the interplay between ?self? and ?self and others? in single sex and mixed sex groupings through a range of creative and challenging activities (eg individual and team sports, dance gymnastics, aquatic, outdoor and recreational pursuits, and modified and adapted activities) KC4

Students work in small groups or with a partner to navigate one of 4 courses around the campsite.They are taught how to use a compass and how to read a map using a legend or key.

Develop mathematical ideas and skills through physical activities that involve distance, directions, shapes, space and counting. KC5

Using compass directions and latitude and longitude to describe the location of places and features relative to each other, on large scale maps and on atlas maps and globes. KC5

Analyses maps to explain associations and interrelationships between features. KC1, KC2

Working as a team, planning and using set materials a group must make a raft to support a certain number of people for a race down the river.It must be river worthy so modifications may need to be made.

Works collaboratively to create and plan movement sequences, and contribute successfully in teams. KC3, KC4, KC6

Sharing equipment and working cooperatively with others in pairs or small groups or teams to make the transition from basic movement abilities to the specialised movement skills associated with sports, dance, gymnastics, aquatics, recreational pursuits and challenging outdoor activities KC4

Demonstrates that they can work cooperatively in groups or in teams in the classroom and other setting (eg outdoor education) KC4

Using bows and arrows students will learn some of the parts of the equipment they will be using.They will then be instructed in how to achieve a target hit.

Demonstrates and describes playing and working safely, showing awareness of appropriate equipment, rules and consideration for themselves and others. KC2

Students individually, in groups or teams enhance their self-awareness through developing, refining and expanding their movement abilities and strategies within an appropriate context or physical activities. KC4

Using a variety of technologies appropriate for a wide diversity of capabilities, students develop the knowledge and skills needed to evaluate their own and other?s performances, and generate and act on strategies to enhance performance. KC2 KC6

Through sport students will see that physical activity can be fun.Learning rules to new sports ensures the students come away with some new skills.

Plays easily with others, joins in well as a member of a team, works collaboratively in a range of activities (eg dancing, yard games, modified sport, in the swimming pool) and is respectful of those with different abilities. KC4

Practising teamwork and cooperative play.Students recognise the need for rules, umpires and leaders and accept progressively greater amounts of responsibility, which promotes self-reliance and management of resources and caters for people with a wide range of capabilities. KC4

Implementing skills and knowledge in participating safely in physical activities and competitive sports, including warm-up and cool-down routines. Students select and use protective equipment and practise awareness of space and others when performing in an increasing range of interests.

The Wetland Program is designed in conjunction with Natural State.

Cooperating with others or in teams to care for natural resources, including learning about habitats and native flora and fauna. KC4 Children become involved in relevant projects (eg. Landcare, Coastcare, Riverwatch, Waterwatch)

Students discuss environmental, conservation or resource issues, and individually and/or in teams collaboratively develop strategies to bring about positive change in the local community. KC2, KC4, KC 6

Students work independently, in groups, and in teams, using inquiry skills to critically analyse and organise data on how individuals and groups make decisions about natural and built environments. They represent their findings through a range of oral, written, visual and electronic forms. KC1, KC2, KC4, KC7