Whangarei Girls’ High School Whangarei Girls’ High School

Level 3 Outdoor Education*

3OED
Course Description

In Level 3 Outdoor Education, students will design, plan and lead a range of outdoor pursuits. The course is a combination of both practical and theory where students have the opportunity to be hands-on with planning, teaching, managing risk through all activities. The course will include; sea kayaking, tramping/navigation, cycling, rock climbing and leadership opportunities.

Learning Opportunities

In this course you will need to:

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  • Critical thinking and Safety management - Challenge assumptions around safety in the outdoors, identify and develop plans to manage risks and hazards that impact our physical and emotional safety, analyse safety management plans in a range of outdoor contexts.
  • Investigate safety management issues for sea kayaking and devise strategies. Plan for, participate in and evaluate participation in a multi-day sea kayaking expedition.
  • Leadership and Planning - demonstrate leadership and effective team roles, planning and organising your own outdoor journeys, allocate team roles and develop a deeper understanding of styles of leadership to use for outdoor activities. Evaluate participation in trips. 
  • Examine contemporary leadership principles and apply them to physical activities. Learn skills for tramping and plan and lead a 4-day tramping experience.
  • Self management - develop strategies to manage self through challenging outdoor contexts.  Devise strategies to successfully meet outdoor activity goals. This includes, personal responsibility, organisation, setting goals, seeking knowledge and motivation. 
  • Explore place based responsiveness through the design and implementation of strategies to complete a challenging 2 day local hīkoi. Modes of transport could include cycling, kayaking and walking.
  • Movement and technical skills in a range of contexts - demonstrate technical skills in sea kayaking, tramping, cycling and rock climbing.



Other information: 

L3 Outdoor Education offers both unit standards and achievement standards for assessments. The achievement standard (university approved) credits are taken from the Physical Education subject area. If you are taking both Physical Education and Outdoor Education, this will count only towards one assessment area.



Year Levels/Departments:

Outdoor Education, Seniors



Resources Required

$120 school contribution cost to cover accommodation and travel expenses. 

Exercise clothes, laptop (BYOD).

1 Set of thermals. Talk to your teacher before purchasing.

1 Pair of sturdy shoes - Talk to your teacher before purchasing.

All specialist safety equipment will be provided for each activity.