Adventure Education
Adventure Education Curriculum
Adventure Education can be defined as direct, active and engaging learning experiences that involve the whole person and have real consequences. The paradigm shift of the word "ADVENTURE" has resulted in its widespread application in schools around the world. No longer about ziplines, abseils and challenge courses, "Adventure" is now an experience of challenge, surprise and engagement that blends with the elements of success and failure. Through proper framing and setups, adventure activities can be carried out in classrooms or indoor environments with minimum cost!
Adventure Education falls under the umbrella of Experiential Education. Both are processes involving direct and authentic experiences with discoveries and experimentations. They also stress the importance of reflection and processing of experiences. It is distinct from recreation.
The use of adventure activities has grown significantly over the past few years. There is a constant demand to upgrade and better equip teachers with relevant skill sets and knowledge. The upgrading of technical skills has been accelerated with the growth in adventure sports such as sport climbing, mountaineering and abseiling proficiency. And the current needs point to the elevation of activity processing, sequencing and progression abilities.
Adventure Education has moved from outdoor into classroom creating a more engaging, participatory and impactful classroom. Many teachers are exploring it application in classroom as it is aligned to Differentiated Instructions, Brain-Based Learning as well as Multiple Intelligence Approach.
Workshops
Adventure 101 (2-day)
This is a foundation workshop in Adventure Education. It lays the foundational concepts and introduces a full range of activities for successful adventure programming. During the workshop, participants experience the activities in multiple perspectives to strengthen their understanding and application of the concept. Topics include:
1. Adventure Education Foundation Concepts: Experiential Learning Cycle, Adventure Waves, Challenge by Choice and Team Building Process.
2. Sequencing & Progression of activities.
3. Basic processing techniques such as one-word whip, movement processing and card-based processing.
4. Connecting activities to learning outcomes.
A full range of activities from Ice-breakers, De-inhibitizers, Communication activities, Problem Solving/ Decision Making Activities and Trust Building activities
Adventure Elements (2-day)
This workshop takes the topics from Adventure 101 and extends them to low challenge course elements. This is particularly useful for schools with low challenge course elements. Participants of this workshop will discover the following:
1. Elevating participation through strategies of implementing Challenge by Choice.
2. Create variations to extend the existing low elements to a higher level of challenge.
3. Connecting the elements to learning outcomes.
4. Facilitating from Social Emotional Learning perspectives.
5. Risk Assessment and Management
Observe, Conclude, Action (2-Day)
"Reflect! Debrief! Process!" These are buzz words in the arena of experiential learning. They are also the differentiation between adventure recreation and adventure learning. In this workshop, participants will gain greater depth in debriefing. Critical tools to create an environment of deeper learning and connection are introduced.
1. Generation of Facilitation and Type of Adventure Programming
2. Sequencing and Progression in debriefing.
3. Deepening debrief through various tools: OB+, Metaphoric framing, Prop Based Debrief and Active Debrief.
4. Adventure Waves and Segues
5. Connecting type of debriefing to team stages.
Activities on Shoestring (1-Day)
No Props, No Problem! Welcome to activities on a shoestring. This workshop introduces propless activities that engage and energise your learners. Having a big repertoire of propless activities frequently save the day for facilitators caught in wet weather or situations where props are not available. Beyond learning propless activities, you also learn to add variations to elevate challenge for your learners.
"Adventure Is a WAY OF DOING, it is not just an activity in and of itself"
Adventure Curriculum for Physical Education
Adventure Curriculum for Physical Education
Adventure Education can be defined as direct, active and engaging learning experiences that involve the whole person and have real consequences. The paradigm shift of the word "ADVENTURE" has resulted in its widespread application in schools around the world. No longer about ziplines, abseils and challenge courses, "Adventure" is now an experience of challenge, surprise and engagement that blends with the elements of success and failure. Through proper framing and setups, adventure activities can be carried out in classrooms or indoor environments with minimum cost!
"Adventure Education is NOT Adventure Recreation"
Adventure Education falls under the umbrella of Experiential Education. Both are processes involving direct and authentic experiences with discoveries and experimentations. They also stress the importance of reflection and processing of experiences. It is distinct from recreation.
The use of adventure activities has grown significantly over the past few years. There is a constant demand to upgrade and better equip teachers with relevant skill sets and knowledge. The upgrading of technical skills has been accelerated with the growth in adventure sports such as sport climbing, mountaineering and abseiling proficiency. And the current needs point to the elevation of activity processing, sequencing and progression abilities.
Adventure Education has moved from outdoor into classroom creating a more engaging, participatory and impactful classroom. Many teachers are exploring it application in classroom as it is aligned to Differentiated Instructions, Brain-Based Learning as well as Multiple Intelligence Approach.
Workshops
Adventure 101 (2-day)
This is a foundation workshop in Adventure Education. It lays the foundational concepts and introduces a full range of activities for successful adventure programming. During the workshop, participants experience the activities in multiple perspectives to strengthen their understanding and application of the concept. Topics include:
1. Adventure Education Foundation Concepts: Experiential Learning Cycle, Adventure Waves, Challenge by Choice and Team Building Process.
2. Sequencing & Progression of activities.
3. Basic processing techniques such as one-word whip, movement processing and card-based processing.
4. Connecting activities to learning outcomes.
A full range of activities from Ice-breakers, De-inhibitizers, Communication activities, Problem Solving/ Decision Making Activities and Trust Building activities
Adventure Elements (2-day)
This workshop takes the topics from Adventure 101 and extends them to low challenge course elements. This is particularly useful for schools with low challenge course elements. Participants of this workshop will discover the following:
1. Elevating participation through strategies of implementing Challenge by Choice.
2. Create variations to extend the existing low elements to a higher level of challenge.
3. Connecting the elements to learning outcomes.
4. Facilitating from Social Emotional Learning perspectives.
5. Risk Assessment and Management
Observe, Conclude, Action (2-Day)
"Reflect! Debrief! Process!" These are buzz words in the arena of experiential learning. They are also the differentiation between adventure recreation and adventure learning. In this workshop, participants will gain greater depth in debriefing. Critical tools to create an environment of deeper learning and connection are introduced.
1. Generation of Facilitation and Type of Adventure Programming
2. Sequencing and Progression in debriefing.
3. Deepening debrief through various tools: OB+, Metaphoric framing, Prop Based Debrief and Active Debrief.
4. Adventure Waves and Segues
5. Connecting type of debriefing to team stages.
Activities on Shoestring (1-Day)
"No budget for buying props and building elements?"
No Props, No Problem! Welcome to activities on a shoestring. This workshop introduces propless activities that engage and energise your learners. Having a big repertoire of propless activities frequently save the day for facilitators caught in wet weather or situations where props are not available. Beyond learning propless activities, you also learn to add variations to elevate challenge for your learners.