Acknowledging Acheivement Award (Through Adventure) May 10, 2008
Posted by Bill in : A Curriculum for Excellence, Duke of Edinburgh Awards, Dunbar Grammar School, Outdoor Learning, podcast , trackback
This clip is from a Bronze Duke of Edinburgh trip with Dunbar Grammar School. The pupils did eventually complete the pyramid through good communication and teamwork. You can hear some of their thoughts on the award in the podcast below.
During the trip I got chatting with one of the staff who are launching a new idea which aligns their outdoor education aims with the Curriculum for Excellence. As I have said before I believe that C for E is a gift for outdoor education and many of the aims of the C for E are already embedded within outdoor learning. Mr King pointed out that the award is called A3 or A cubed. The Acknowledging Achievement Award.
I have suggested renaming it A4 as It ties there are four capacities in the Curriculum for Excellence and the name could benefit from one more word, Adventure! The school aims to use the award at the forthcoming Nethy Bridge trip for S1 pupils. It will allow pupils to make direct links with adventure and outdoor learning with the capacities of the curriculum for excellence e.g.. allowing them to demonstrate positive teamwork, respect for the environment and realise their own expectations. Although this only scratches the surface of the potential use of this tool. I look forward to seeing how it all works out next weekend.
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Bill
I enjoyed reading the blog and hearing some of the comments. It is really positive after all the high profile talk to actually see Outdoor Learning happening for real. This is encouraging as I set about preparing a team plan for our own service.
Ali