OEEDU5001 Concepts in Outdoor Education

Week fiveOutdoor Education in the curriculum –

the three ‘V’s

OE in schooling - in 5 ways1. 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)

OE changes as you move through schooling

In junior schooling OE = process?

Appropriate for the lack of learning engagement in middle school.

Vic Essential Learning Standards apply.

Year 11 and 12 curriculum

Outdoor Environmental Studies (VCE) and,

Outdoor Recreation (Vocational education and training, VET in VCE).

OE in schooling – a new future?

National curriculum within HPE.

State government policy?

Outdoors Victoria.

OE in schooling – a new future?

BUT what does OE offer?

Why put more into the curriculum?

What’s missing or needed?

Outdoor Education in Schooling

What outcomes are potentially unique and therefore worthy?

The move to a national curriculum

(F-10)

The Australian Curriculum: Health

and Physical Education

• Pilot program implemented in 2014

• Selected schools

HPE National Curriculum

Two interrelated strands:

•Personal, social and community health

•Movement and physical activity.

Strands Personal, social and community health

Movement and physical activity

Key Ideas

• Being healthy, safe and active

• Communicating and interacting for health and wellbeing

• Contributing to healthy and active communities

• Moving our body• Understanding movement• Learning through movement

Contextsfor learning

• Alcohol and drugs • Food and nutrition• Health benefits of physical

activity • Mental health and wellbeing• Relationships and sexuality • Safety

• Active play and minor games • Challenge and adventure activities• Fundamental movement skills • Games and sports• Health-related physical activities• Rhythmic and expressive

movement

Room for OEE?

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.

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.

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.

One thing you can do for OE in the national curriculum

• To secure your job for the future?

• Give feedback to ACARA