Year 13 Outdoor Education (13OED)
13OED Course DescriptionTeacher in Charge: Mr J. Wright.
Pre-requisitesStudents must have taken 12OED or by HOD approval. Students need to have taken Year 12 OED as there are pre requisites in Unit Standards to have done certain Unit standards in First Aid, Tramping and High ropes to go onto Level 3 credits.
Owing to this course involving a number of high risk activities, acceptance into the subject will involve a review of a student's pastoral record using the criteria below.
1) Students or families who have unpaid subject fees from previous years from Year 12OED, and have had numerous reminders to pay and have not. The current OED fee is $660.
2) Any students with bad pastorals that can not be trusted out on school trips, high ropes or tramps where safety is paramount.
a) Seriousness of incidents: Students who have serious incidents, this involves fighting, alcohol, drugs and vaping (stand downs).
b) Volume of incidents: Students with recorded pastoral incidents; reviewed on an individual basis. A contract can be put in place depending on the nature of the incidents.
c) Nature of incidence: Students with multiple defiance pastorals. Being able to follow instructions is a crucial part of outdoor education and defiance causes concern for their safety when in an external high risk setting.
This course is 100% internally assessed and requires a special commitment to work and participate consistently throughout the year. It will include the activities of White Water Canoeing, tramping, indoor climbing, high ropes, camp facilitation and remote area first aid. Students will also develop skills and/or be assessed in risk management, teamwork, leadership, coping with adversity and environmental stewardship.
Outdoor Education supports a range of career options including jobs within an expanding adventure and eco-tourism industry, educational institutions, recreation centres, natural resources governance, the Defence and Police forces. 13OED graduates continue to experience 100% success at gaining places onto sometimes limited entry outdoor education tertiary courses.
In addition to gaining certificates of achievement, students will be required to keep a detailed logbook of their practical experiences showing development of social, leadership and life skills. This will significantly enhance their Curriculum Vitae and Outdoor Education tertiary course options.
EOTC time out of class
Due to the practical nature of the course students will be required to take part in activities during some lunch times and on a minimum of two weekends. Students will miss an average three days of school per term but have no external assessment, minimal homework and can apply for some time off in Outdoor Education classes to catch up on work in other subjects.
Health and safety
EOTC Activity Student Details & Parent Consent Forms and a Transportation Forms for each student will be kept on file and updated throughout the year.
A Parent Letter and Gear List will be accessible a month prior for every trip/camp, posted on the class noticeboard, emailed to parents and in some cases issued to students in class. Parents are always welcome to contact Mr Wright for more information or to discuss any concerns they may have.
Timing of trips, camps and assessments
Students will be issued with Outdoor Education Trip/Camp Dates for the year. It will show the dates and duration of all Year 12 and 13 Outdoor Education trips for the year, whether an assessment is involved or an extra cost due to the trip being optional. Please refer to this regularly and plan ahead of time.
A schedule of indoor pool sessions & Indoor Climbing Sessions held during OED class time and lunchtime will also be provided to students.
Learning Areas:
Health, Physical Education and Outdoor Education
Assessment Information
The course delivers three certificates and a selection of internally assessed NCEA Level 3 unit standards and university approved achievement standards based on numbers and funding available.
Re-assessment
If a student does not attend an assessment trip/camp there will be no opportunity to re-sit. This is due to the difficult and costly logistics of organising another trip/camp for just a few students.
Course fees are $660 and represent exceptional value for comparable courses. There are three payment options as outlined in the Outdoor Education Guidelines & Agreement Policy.
As trip/camp costs generally remain the same whether a student attends or not and because we run an extremely tight budget for an already heavily subsidized course all 13OED fees must be paid in full even for a student who cannot attend a trip/camp.
Student Diary, 4B1 hardcover notebook, refill.