1. Year 10 Subject Selection – Outdoor Education
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2. Year 10 Outdoor Education explores a range of topics including
Course Description
Year 10 Outdoor Education explores a range of topics including
Types of environments
Weather and Climate Change
Water (with a focus on the Gippsland lakes)
Minimal impact
And a range of practical skills.

3. Why Study this? Work Tasks Assessment tasks Classroom
ICT based worksheets
Discussion/debates
Practical activities that link in with theory work.
Practical
Camp skills
Guest speakers
Assessment tasks include research assignments and exams

4. Subject pathway….
Outdoor and Environmental Studies offers students a range of pathways, and caters to those who wish to pursue further formal study in areas where interaction with outdoor environments is central, such as:
Natural resource management, nature-based tourism, outdoor leading and guiding, environmental research and policy, education, and agriculture.

5. Extra activities/costs?
Year 10 Outdoor Education has a compulsory camp. An overnight mountain bike camp. Cost approximately $50
There will also be a day trip.
Classroom activities include equipment talks and tests, knot tying and general camp skills.

6. More information….
See Mr Whibley or Mr Morgan