Outdoor Education
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Term 3 2010
We would like to extend a particularly big welcome to the 11 new students that have joined our class from Brazil and Germany - Elisabeth, Fabio, Kristin, Katrin, Maximilian, Laura, Lisa-Maria, Sebastian, Ramom, Jan and Frederic. We wish you a really positive and fun time in your learning here at Aranui High!
We welcomed back Isaac and Jamie with an awesome 12 km riverside run on the first day back and our new classmates a little more gently with some introductory information and Adventure Based Learning Activities on Wednesday.
The photo below shows a deceptively simple team work activity - to lower the helium rod to the ground as a group making sure the long thin rod stays touching everyone in the groups fingers at all times. The reality of the rod continuing to rise and how to work as a team to lower it had us being to asked to think about our roles, leadership and our communication.
OUTDOOR EDUCATION ACADEMY Come on your journey of discovering more about yourself, how you react in challenging situations and learn what it means to be part of, and develop as, a team. Learn to reflect, to be resourceful, to take responsibility for yourself and be involved in making decisions. Understand resilience in yourself and the world around you as you explore natural environments local to our school that reflect the uniqueness of Aotearoa, what it means to be a New Zealander and the responsibility that comes with that. Build your fitness, skills and knowledge to increase your success, be willing and able to learn alone and with others and to add to our community. Nurture your hauora and be ‘connected' - understand yourself, others and elements of the world we live in. Take action for a sustainable future. Explore values and use the strengths of the group to set and achieve goals across a range of fun, meaningful and transferable learning situations. You've made a great choice! Haere mai - your personal passing lane is clear... |