Outdoor Education Outdoor education is an important part of the Pymble learning experience. Girls have opportunities for experiential learning, understanding and building knowledge through learning by doing, and through exposure to natural environments. Outside of the direct curriculum
Students will undertake each of these
experiences, learning activities for the
experiences in a five-day block, with a
Upper School have been designed to
weekend off in between to reconnect
promote communication, problem
with family and participate in regular
solving, creativity and collaboration.
weekend sport and activities.
Vision Valley offers an exciting array of
The ‘Urban Challenge’ provides the
adventurous activities. The focus of this
ultimate real-world experience. In
experience is challenge, achievement and
teams, groups embark on an unfolding
growth, with many team and personal
adventure through Sydney and surrounds
challenges designed to push students
to complete urban- flavoured activities,
outside their comfort zone to build self-
clue chases, meal preparation and much
belief and courage. Another significant
more along the way.
focus of this program is connections with others and the environment, concepts
Each team member has a functional role
explored through a range of team-
that contributes to the running of the
building activities and nature immersion
team and everyone must work together
approaches. Students can expect some
to take responsibility for the team’s
thrilling experiences on this program, and
money, transport, timings and meals.
also time for reflection and real downtime in a tech-free environment.
required to upload blogs and photos and
is an exciting two-week program
check-in for their next day’s itinerary.
blending an urban adventure across the
Teams will stay in youth hostels and other
suburbs, beaches and city of Sydney with
city group accommodation.
Valley campus.
Upper School Handbook
interactive website where teams are
Our Year 9 Experiential Learning program
a bushland retreat at our beautiful Vision
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Parts of the Challenge are run via an
