Thames High School Thames High School

Outdoor Education Level 2

OED2
Course Description

Teacher in Charge: Ms T. Slee.

Outdoor Education Level 2

Students work towards gaining skills and knowledge at school and are required to sit a series of practical performance assessments. This subject provides students with multiple opportunities to participate in an outdoor experience. Through participation students will develop personal resilience, communication skills and the ability to work as a team / in a group setting. Students will be expected to behave safely and appropriately at all times during this course and failure to do so may result in the student being removed from this course. The Outdoor Education staff reserve the right to not include students on trips if their attendance is inadequate or for reasons that students cannot meet and satisfy the health and safety requirements of the activities.


Learning Areas:

Physical Education


Assessment Information

All of the assessments are internally assessed. There are 3 assessments that involve the completion of a written report and the remainder are practical performance assessments.

Pathway

Outdoor Education Level 3



			


				





    

        
Disclaimer

        
Courses outlined will only be available if sufficient students wish to take them AND appropriate
staff are available to teach them.
Courses that do not run may be offered through distance learning and be supported by the Distance Learning Department.