1. Primary 5 John Muir Award Week Monday 3rd June – Friday 7th June 2019
Dunbar Primary School
Primary 5 John Muir Award Week
Monday 3rd June – Friday 7th June 2019
2018 video playing as parents enter:
Helen

2. The John Muir Award
The John Muir Award is an environmental award scheme focused on the natural environment. It promotes educational, social and personal development through engagement with wild places and involvement in conservation.
Jamie

3. The John Muir Award
To achieve the John Muir Award, pupils must meet the four Challenges:
Discover a wild place
Explore it
Conserve it
Share the experiences
Show enthusiasm and commitment
Have an awareness of who John Muir was
Understand what the John Muir Award is and why they are participating
Jamie

4. The John Muir Award
Jamie
Watch 2mins 10 secs only

5. Curriculum Focus Social Studies Health and Wellbeing
RME – Awe and Wonder with Mr Taylor
Problem solving
Outdoor education – rafting, canoeing or kayaking
Social and emotional development
Jamie

6. Weekly Organisation
All 145 Primary 5 pupils will be split into four groups:
Group A, Group B, Group C or Group D
Provides valuable opportunities for pupils to mix with each other, to make new friendships and to prepare for the transition to Dunbar Grammar School
Pupils have chosen friends they would like to be with and we have used this to create the groups and make dormitory plans
Jamie

7. Weekly Organisation Across the week, each group will:
Spend one day and night at the Innerwick Outdoor Centre
Spend two days in school and in the local area learning about John Muir, conservation and our local community, this includes visits to Spott Church
Spend one day at the Whiteadder with outdoor education instructors, including a water based activity, hill walking and problem solving tasks
Jamie

8. Weekly Plan
Jamie

10. Innerwick Centre
Innerwick Residential Centre was established to promote field-work and outdoor activities in the East Lothian countryside
It’s perfectly located for exploring East Lothian
Recently refurbished and the centre is  unstaffed self-catering
Jamie

11. Innerwick Activities Wildlife and nature walks Woodland scavenger hunt
Fire building and camp cooking
Tent building
Outdoor Art
Team games and problem solving tasks
Evening Quiz
Sharon

12. School Activities Conservation and looking after our local area
Creating a bio-diverse playground
Bug hotels
Insect friendly wildflower mini-meadows
Hedgehog houses
Bird spa and cafe
Creating litter art with Viridor
Woodland walks
John Muir art books
Sharon

13. Whiteadder/Outdoor Education
Kayaking
Hill walking
Problem solving tasks
Outdoor education team lead this
Suzanne

14. Spott with Mr Taylor Witches Stone Community lead workshop
Walk of the local area
Learn about the rich history of Spott
Richard

15. Staffing at Innerwick
Each group of children will have at least 4 adults with them
If there are any additional Health/Support Needs there may be extra adults
Class teachers, Auxiliaries and other volunteers are all PVG checked
Helen

16. Food throughout the week
A packed lunch is required each day
Please inform your child’s class teacher of any allergies, particularly relating to food
Special dietary requirements can be catered for, please let your child’s teacher know as this will need to be discussed with Ruby in the kitchen prior to going
We will never let any child go hungry so please don’t worry if you have a very fussy eater, sometimes the power of peers helps when choosing to try something you would never try at home!
Helen

17. Weekly Kit List Outdoor clothes with a spare set throughout the week
For the night at Innerwick:
Yes - bring a favourite teddy
Yes – bring a book to read
No - electronic games or mobile phones
No other food or drinks or sweets required
Helen

18. Medication
If your child is on medication we will need full details and it will be administered and recorded, as are any accidents/illnesses
We encourage children to bring lip balm and a sun hat since they are outdoors most of the day
Bed wetting - please inform your child’s teacher if this an occasional issue, if so, please pack additional clothing
Helen

19. Payment and Costings
£10 deposit and permission slip should have been returned
The final cost of the visit will be £46 (inclusive of £10 deposit)
The final amount must be paid by Friday 10th May 2019
Please can you ensure you have paid by this date as we have to pay in advance for the outdoor education staff, the food and the mini buss hire. School cannot afford to pick up this up
If you have any concerns regarding payment please come and see us so we can make individual arrangements
Helen

20. Questions?/Next Steps Pay deposit/Final amount
More details will follow with details about kit for Innerwick and clothes for the rest of the week’s activities
Talk to your son/daughter about the experience and if they have any concerns then come and see us – we can help
Talk to the class teacher, Mrs Rice or Mrs Gillanders about any medical concerns we need to know about
Helen