Level 3 Outdoor Education
Course Description
Teacher in Charge: Ms H. McDonald.
This is an advanced course building on experiences gained in Level 2 Outdoor Education. There is a Unit Standard option and a University Entrance Achievement Standard option. Students must decide at the start of the year which option they will follow for the whole year. This course is assessed both practically and theoretically and is a course designed for students contemplating a career in the outdoors and also for students that want to continue to recreate in the outdoors in the future. The achievement standard, university entrance course, is essentially a Physical Education course using an outdoor context. Students doing 300PED or 300HPE can only gain these standards once and will take the unit standards course.
Recommended Entry Criteria
15 credits in Level 2 Outdoor Education or HOD approval. Limited numbers.
Contributions and Equipment/Stationery
$425.00 approx.
Credit Information
You will be assessed in this course through all or a selection of the standards listed below.
External
NZQA Info
Lead climb on single-pitch rock routes with bolts and in-situ anchors
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Demonstrate top rope rock climbing and belaying skills on Ewbank Grade 14 and above
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Prepare for, participate in, and evaluate an outdoor experience as a member of a group
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Physical Education 3.4 - Demonstrate quality performance of a physical activity in an applied setting
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Physical Education 3.7 - Analyse issues in safety management for outdoor activity to devise safety management strategies
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Physical Education 3.8 - Examine contemporary leadership principles applied in physical activity contexts
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Physical Education 3.9 - Devise strategies for a physical activity outcome
Approved subject for University Entrance
Number of credits that can be used for overall endorsement: 15
Only students engaged in learning and achievement derived from Te Marautanga o Aotearoa are eligible to be awarded these subjects as part of the requirement for 14 credits in each of three subjects.