Outdoor Education at King’s Prep

Term 1

4 week inquiry

Year 2

Focus: An inquiry into significant sites, using artefacts to understand history and evaluating the value of preserving historical architecture.

Outdoor Ed Enrichment: Explore architecture in our school environment. Students appreciate different structures and consider the need for preservation of some sites on our campus, by justifying their significance.

Where we are in place & time

Week 1

Orienteering: Students hike around campus following maps using the QR codes created by Year 4 to learn about different places around the school

- The Dam - The Chapel

Week 2

Orienteering: Students hike around campus following maps using the QR codes created by Year 4 to learn about different places around the school

- The Stables

- The Hayshed

- The White Oval

Week 3

Orienteering: Students hike around campus following maps using the QR codes created by Year 4 to learn about different places around the school

- Hunts Creek

- Crocs Cave

Week 4

Orienteering: Students hike around campus following maps using the QR codes created by Year 4 to learn about different places around the school - Gowan Brae - The Aviary

Year 3

Focus: An inquiry into how people value and learn about ancient indigenous wisdom, connected to the land. An exploration of indigenous culture, including storytelling, rituals, relationships, hunting and cultural practices.

Outdoor Ed

Enrichment: Students learn about bush tucker, and the value of native plants for food, medicine and ceremonial purposes.

Week 1

Semester-long inquiry

Where we are in place & time

Build a Bush Tucker & Medicinal Garden:

- create a indigenous garden near the firepit area for yarning

- source native plants

- communicate with Aunty Fran Bodkin about bush tucker and medicines

Week 2

Build a Bush Tucker & Medicinal Garden:

- tending to garden

- research the uses and benefits of each plant

- continue to communicate with Aunty Fran Bodkinabout bush tucker and medicines

Week 3

Build a Bush Tucker & Medicinal Garden:

- tending to garden

- visit Ag plot

- compare aspects of water use, pesticides and environmental impact of other crosp (e.g. potatos, cotton)

- continue to communicate with Aunty Fran Bodkin about bush tucker and medicines

Remainder of term:

Build a Bush Tucker & Medicinal Garden:

- tending to garden

- harvesting plants

- cooking and eating bush tucker

- analysing with plants for hardiness and environmental impact - continue to communicate with Aunty Fran Bodkin

Focus: An inquiry into chemistry. Developing understanding of states of matter.

Experimenting with ways that heat applied to matter causes changes of state. Introduction to the scientific method.

Outdoor Ed Enrichment: How to Build a Fire: Through a series of hands-on experiments, boys consider how heat can cause combustion.

Week 5

Fire Triangle:

- Boys learn about the elements required to create and sustain a fire: fuel, oxygen, heat. Students collect fuel for a fire.

Week 6

Trialling combustion tools: Students experiment with flint and steel to create a spark. Students experiment with different types of kindling to cause the fire to start.

Week 7

- Use a fire bow drill to start a fire. Students explore how to create heat through friction. Students observe the changing states of matter when fire starts.

Week 8

Cooking with Fire: Students use the most efficient method for start a fire. Observe changes in matter (wood, smoke, embers). Students cook marshmallows and observe changing matter as heat is applied.

Year 6

Focus: An inquiry into identity, with a focus on and holistic health. Exploring physical, mental, spiritual health. Understanding lifestyle choices regarding nutrition, exercise, safety and healthy relationships.

Outdoor Ed

Enrichment: Students participate in physical challenging activities which encourage them to use teamwork, perseverance and resilience

Week 1

4 week rotation of activities

- Canoeing (6S) - Boys learn how to paddle and work as part of a team to canoe on flat water.

- RockClimbing (6J)boys work together to belay each other and provide guidance when trying to climb the wall

- Mountain Bike riding

(6G) - boys are assessed and placed in ability groups then challenged on the MTB course, trails or ovals

- Team building activities/initiatives (6M)boys are given a series of challenges that they need to overcome as a team working together

Term 1

4 week inquiry Who We Are

Week 2

4 week rotation of activities

- Canoeing(6M) - Boys learn how to paddle and work as part of a team to canoe on flat water.

- RockClimbing (6G)boys work together to belay each other and provide guidance when trying to climb the wall

- Mountain Bike riding

(6S) - boys are assessed and placed in ability groups then challenged on the MTB course, trails or ovals

- Team building activities/initiatives (6J)boys are given a series of challenges that they need to overcome as a team working together

Week 3

4 week rotation of activities

- Canoeing (6J) - Boys learn how to paddle and work as part of a team to canoe on flat water.

- RockClimbing (6S)boys work together to belay each other and provide guidance when trying to climb the wall

- Mountain Bike riding

(6M) - boys are assessed and placed in ability groups then challenged on the MTB course, trails or ovals

- Team building activities/initiatives (6G)boys are given a series of challenges that they need to overcome as a team working together

Week 4

4 week rotation of activities

- Canoeing (6G) - Boys learn how to paddle and work as part of a team to canoe on flat water.

- RockClimbing (6M)boys work together to belay each other and provide guidance when trying to climb the wall

- Mountain Bike riding

(6J) - boys are assessed and placed in ability groups then challenged on the MTB course, trails or ovals

- Team building activities/initiatives (6S)boys are given a series of challenges that they need to overcome as a team working together