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Outdoor education provides opportunities for the children to develop an awareness, appreciation and understanding of their local environment and the natural environment.
The purpose of providing EOTC experiences is to support students to:
- Utilise fully and constructively local resources beyond the classroom.
- Gain knowledge of the environment through outdoor studies.
- Provide opportunities for co-operation through group experiences.
- Allow children the opportunity to experience controlled challenges leading to self awareness and self reliance.
- Develop knowledge, skills, attitudes and appreciation for the wise use of leisure time.
Local Resources/Personnel
- Regular visits to support inquiry learning are made to:-
- Whanganui Regional Museum – Carlton School is a member of the museum. We participate in programmes run the museum’s educators.
- Sargeant Art Gallery – students view examples of art in all its forms as well as participate in art lessons provided the gallery tutor.
- Wanganui Chronicle Glass – students see first hand the creative process and artists in action.
- Castlecliff Beach – students look at the science of a sandy shore environment and conservation; they can also address water safety.
- Whanganui river – students study the environmental impact of human settlement on the river, they learn of its history and legends, and the importance of the river to local iwi.
- Waimarie Steam Museum – focussing on the history of this paddle steamer and its links to the river.
- Gordons Bush reserve – environmental studies.
- Durie and Bastia Hill towers – local history
- Queens Park /Moutoa Gardens – local history
- Bushy Park – conservation and environmental studies
- Bason Botanical Reserve – concervation, recreation and environmental studies.
- Kowhai Park – recreational use.
- ANZAC Day – senior students regularly represent our school at the dawn service and lay a wreath at the cenotaph.
- Wanganui Public Library – students learn the workings of a library and how to use it for research and recreational purposes.
- Putiki Marae – students explore culture and history, and have the opportunity to practice
- Wanganui Fire Station – fire safety
- Personnel from Department of Conservation, organisational educators (e.g. Museum), and members of local community groups and organisations, are used to support student learning either when students visit different places, or by coming into the classrooms to share their knowledge and experience.
Camps
Camps are held regularly at the discretion of the class teacher taking into account the needs of the students, the availability of venues, funding and parental support.
Camps may be overnight (usually held on-site in the school hall), or up to a week in duration. Typically camps for senior students are three-day, two-night camps.
Usual Venues
- School
- Green Pastures (15 minutes north of Wanganui )
- Raukawa Falls YMCA Camp ( 1 hour north east of Wanganui)
- El Rancho (Levin)
- Wellington Zoo
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