1. OEEDU5001 Concepts in
Outdoor Education
Week five
Outdoor Education in the curriculum –
the three ‘V’s
2.
3.
4. OE in schooling - in 5 ways
1. Extra curricula = clubs, adventure based,
enviro)
2. As a camping program (yr levels, sequential?
Co-curricula?)
3. As a residential experience in one of many
OEE centres (ROSA , Alpine School, Private
school campuses.)
4. As a subject (VCE OEES, Vet Outdoor Rec, Yr
9 elective)
5. (within other subject excursions)
12. The
Australian Curriculum: Health
and Physical Education
• Pilot program implemented in 2014
• Selected schools
13.
14. HPE National Curriculum
Two interrelated strands:
•Personal, social and
community health
•Movement and physical
activity.
15. Strands Personal, social and Movement and physical activity
community health
Key • Being healthy, safe and • Moving our body
Ideas active • Understanding movement
• Communicating and • Learning through movement
interacting for health and
wellbeing
• Contributing to healthy and
active communities
Contexts • Alcohol and drugs • Active play and minor games
for • Food and nutrition • Challenge and adventure activities
learning • Health benefits of physical • Fundamental movement skills
activity • Games and sports
• Mental health and wellbeing • Health-related physical activities
• Relationships and sexuality • Rhythmic and expressive
• Safety movement
17. Outdoor Education in the
national curriculum
1. Providing direct personal contact with
nature (the outdoors) - in ways that
promote enjoyment of outdoor activity
and nature and enables the benefits to
personal health and well being.
18. Outdoor Education in the
national curriculum
1. Providing direct personal contact with nature (the outdoors)
2. Developing competence and safety
management in the Australian outdoors -
for all Australians, and being especially
relevant for those in urban settings or
born overseas.
19. Outdoor Education in the
national curriculum
1. Providing direct personal contact with nature (the outdoors)
2. Developing competence and safety management in the Australian
outdoors
3. Enabling socially critical perspectives on
human to nature relationships - through
the provision of alternate lived outdoor
experiences that assist students to reflect
back upon less healthy aspects of their
everyday living.
20. One thing you can do for OE in
the national curriculum
• To secure your job for the future?
• Give feedback to ACARA