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Skills for Adventure Sports
Skills for Adventure Sports
Both introductory and progressive sessions of adventure sports for young people for both Primary & Secondary pupils. These programmes are many and varied, all can culminate in certification/ qualifications, either National Governing Body Awards or on the SCQF framework.
Paddlesport Experience
Paddlesport Experience
A half day of adventure paddlesport skills for pupils. Supercharge Health and Wellbeing along with some new skills for life. These days could see your pupils in kayaks, canoes and on paddleboards. The adventures will take place on the boating pond at Musselburgh or River Tyne at Haddington. Schools are required to transport the pupils to and from the water
Groups: The maximum number of pupils we can take per half day is 24 (48 over the course of the whole day).
Cost:
£7.50 per pupil per half day session
N.B. The overall programme cost is subsidised by East Lothian Council. The parental/ school contribution for the activity days, in addition to curricular content, additional staff employed to deliver the activities. Please note the price does not include transport to and from the venue.
**Schools will not be charged until AFTER the event and only for those pupils who took part**
What the school need to provide:
* a link teacher/ Visit Leader
* a member of staff (or volunteer helper) for each group attending
* the school is also responsible for ensuring pupils come with a pack-lunch/snacks for the day, personal medication, a towel & a change of clothes
To book on :
Have a look at the table at the bottom of this webpage for availability
Complete a Skills for Adventure Sports REQUEST FORM
EVOLVE – this planning and approval form must be started as soon as your booking is confirmed and submitted well in advance of the activities. The EVOLVE form should be filled in by the Visit Leader who has completed the Residential Visit business aspects training N.B. Select Multi-activity when asked for the adventurous activities. Start the form now – EVOLVE here
Letter to Parents – download the template and amend to suit here
Informed Parental Consent Forms – here
Letter to Staff/Volunteers – download the template and amend to suit here
Complete a Essential Information form
Programmes are always flexible and may need to be changed at the very last minute depending on weather conditions, staffing, group ability etc. We will do our best to inform you of these changes ASAP but in reality this may be the morning of, or possibly even during the activity. This is the nature of Outdoor Learning (especially in Scotland). Please make sure your staff, children and parents are aware of this.
Indoor Climbing
Indoor Climbing
A half day of adventure climbing skills for pupils. Supercharge Health and Wellbeing along with some new skills for life. These days will see your pupils in climbing at the indoor climbing wall in Tranent.
Groups: The maximum number of pupils we can take per half day is 9. That is 18 over the course of the whole day.
Cost:
£7.50 per pupil per half day session
N.B. The overall programme cost is subsidised by East Lothian Council. The parental/ school contribution for the activity days, in addition to curricular content, additional staff employed to deliver the activities. Please note the price does not include transport to and from the venue.
**Schools will not be charged until AFTER the event and only for those pupils who took part**
What the school need to provide:
* a link teacher/ Visit Leader
* a member of staff (or volunteer helper) for each group attending
* the school is also responsible for ensuring pupils come with a pack-lunch/snacks for the day
To book on :
Have a look at the table at the bottom of this webpage for availability
Complete a Skills for Adventure Sports REQUEST FORM
EVOLVE – this planning and approval form must be started as soon as your booking is confirmed and submitted well in advance of the activities. The EVOLVE form should be filled in by the Visit Leader who has completed the Residential Visit business aspects training N.B. Select Multi-activity when asked for the adventurous activities. Start the form now – EVOLVE here
Letter to Parents – download the template and amend to suit here
Informed Parental Consent Forms – here
Equipment List – this should be given to all staff & pupils here
Letter to Staff/Volunteers – download the template and amend to suit here
Programmes are always flexible and may need to be changed at the very last minute depending on weather conditions, staffing, group ability etc. We will do our best to inform you of these changes ASAP but in reality this may be the morning of, or possibly even during the activity. This is the nature of Outdoor Learning (especially in Scotland). Please make sure your staff, children and parents are aware of this.
Outdoor Rock Climbing
Outdoor Rock Climbing
A half day of adventure climbing skills for pupils. Supercharge Health and Wellbeing along with some new skills for life. These days will see your pupils in climbing a local crag. The climbing will take place at North Berwick Law or Traprain Law. Schools will required to transport the pupils to and from the venue
Groups: The maximum number of pupils we can take per half day is 12. That is 24 over the course of the whole day.
Cost:
£7.50 per pupil per half day session
This cost includes transport & equipment
N.B. The overall programme cost is subsidised by East Lothian Council. The parental/ school contribution for the activity days, in addition to curricular content, additional staff employed to deliver the activities.
**Schools will not be charged until AFTER the event and only for those pupils who took part**
What the school need to provide:
* a link teacher/ Visit Leader
* a member of staff (or volunteer helper) for each group attending
* the school is also responsible for ensuring pupils come with a pack-lunch/snacks for the day
To book on :
Have a look at the table at the bottom of this webpage for availability
Complete a Skills for Adventure Sports REQUEST FORM
EVOLVE – this planning and approval form must be started as soon as your booking is confirmed and submitted well in advance of the activities. The EVOLVE form should be filled in by the Visit Leader who has completed the Residential Visit business aspects training N.B. Select Multi-activity when asked for the adventurous activities. Start the form now – EVOLVE here
Letter to Parents – download the template and amend to suit here
Informed Parental Consent Forms – here
Equipment List – this should be given to all staff & pupils here
Letter to Staff/Volunteers – download the template and amend to suit here
Programmes are always flexible and may need to be changed at the very last minute depending on weather conditions, staffing, group ability etc. We will do our best to inform you of these changes ASAP but in reality this may be the morning of, or possibly even during the activity. This is the nature of Outdoor Learning (especially in Scotland). Please make sure your staff, children and parents are aware of this.
Orienteering
Orienteering
At each of the venues there will be a series of graded short line orienteering courses (fastest over a set course); a score course (visit as many controls as possible within set time); a maze.
The session will consist of a teaching progression through to allowing the young people to experience the freedom to complete either on their ow or in pairs across the area. We will be using SportIdent technology for these sessions
We will have information at these events detailing local clubs and how young people can engage more with Orienteering. Our local club is East Lothian Orienteers. We also support Active Schools in running after schools Orienteering clubs.
The expectation is that wherever practicable schools engage in some form of active travel to reach these venues (keep costs to a minimum, promote healthy activity, be exemplars for their local community)
These sessions will be a great introduction to potentially competing in the East Lothian Schools Orienteering Festival & Scottish Schools Orienteering Festival
Groups: The maximum number of pupils we can take over a third of the day is 30. That is 90 over the course of the whole day.
Cost:
£3.50 per pupil per session
N.B. The overall programme cost is subsidised by East Lothian Council. The parental/ school contribution for the activity days, in addition to curricular content, additional staff employed to deliver the activities. Please note the price does not include transport to and from the venue.
**Schools will not be charged until AFTER the event and only for those pupils who took part**
What the school need to provide:
* a link teacher/ Visit Leader
* a member of staff (or volunteer helper) for each group attending
* the school is also responsible for ensuring pupils come with a pack-lunch/snacks for the day
To book on :
Have a look at the table at the bottom of this webpage for availability
Complete a Skills for Adventure Sports REQUEST FORM
EVOLVE – this planning and approval form must be started as soon as your booking is confirmed and submitted well in advance of the activities. The EVOLVE form should be filled in by the Visit Leader who has completed the Residential Visit business aspects training N.B. Select Multi-activity when asked for the adventurous activities. Start the form now – EVOLVE here
Letter to Parents – download the template and amend to suit here
Informed Parental Consent Forms – here
Letter to Staff/Volunteers – download the template and amend to suit here
Programmes are always flexible and may need to be changed at the very last minute depending on weather conditions, staffing, group ability etc. We will do our best to inform you of these changes ASAP but in reality this may be the morning of, or possibly even during the activity. This is the nature of Outdoor Learning (especially in Scotland). Please make sure your staff, children and parents are aware of this.
Coasteering
Coasteering
A half day of adventure coasteering / extreme rock pooling. This will take place either at North Berwick or Dunbar. Pupils will wear wetsuits and other appropriate PPE before discovering the delights of the Impact Zone. An understanding of tides/ waves/swell will be experienced first hand and we will have lots of opportunities to develop empathy with the plants and creatures that call the intertidal zone their home.
Groups: The maximum number of pupils we can take per half day is 16. That is 32 over the course of the whole day.
Cost:
£7.50 per pupil
N.B. The overall programme cost is subsidised by East Lothian Council. The parental/ school contribution for the activity days, in addition to curricular content, additional staff employed to deliver the activities. Please note the price does not include transport to and from the venue.
**Schools will not be charged until AFTER the event and only for those pupils who took part**
What the school need to provide:
* a link teacher/ Visit Leader
* a member of staff (or volunteer helper) for each group attending
* the school is also responsible for ensuring pupils come with a pack-lunch/snacks for the day
To book on :
Have a look at the table at the bottom of this webpage for availability
Complete a Skills for Adventure Sports REQUEST FORM
EVOLVE – this planning and approval form must be started as soon as your booking is confirmed and submitted well in advance of the activities. The EVOLVE form should be filled in by the Visit Leader who has completed the Residential Visit business aspects training N.B. Select Multi-activity when asked for the adventurous activities. Start the form now – EVOLVE here
Letter to Parents – download the template and amend to suit here
Informed Parental Consent Forms – here
Equipment List – this should be given to all staff & pupils here
Letter to Staff/Volunteers – download the template and amend to suit here
Programmes are always flexible and may need to be changed at the very last minute depending on weather conditions, staffing, group ability etc. We will do our best to inform you of these changes ASAP but in reality this may be the morning of, or possibly even during the activity. This is the nature of Outdoor Learning (especially in Scotland). Please make sure your staff, children and parents are aware of this.
Hillwalking
Hillwalking
A full day of hillwalking This can take place in the Lammermuirs/Pentlands/ Moorfoots. Pupils will be engaged with the preparation and navigation involved in a full day adventure. Exploring history/ land use/ flora and fauna of our local hills
Groups: The maximum number of pupils we can take for a whole day is 12.
Cost:
£15 per pupil
This cost includes transport & equipment
N.B. The overall programme cost is subsidised by East Lothian Council. The parental/ school contribution for the activity days, in addition to curricular content, additional staff employed to deliver the activities.
**Schools will not be charged until AFTER the event and only for those pupils who took part**
What the school need to provide:
* a link teacher/ Visit Leader
* a member of staff (or volunteer helper) for each group attending
* the school is also responsible for ensuring pupils come with a pack-lunch/snacks for the day
To book on :
Have a look at the table at the bottom of this webpage for availability
Complete a Skills for Adventure Sports REQUEST FORM
EVOLVE – this planning and approval form must be started as soon as your booking is confirmed and submitted well in advance of the activities. The EVOLVE form should be filled in by the Visit Leader who has completed the Residential Visit business aspects training N.B. Select Multi-activity when asked for the adventurous activities. Start the form now – EVOLVE here
Letter to Parents – download the template and amend to suit here
Informed Parental Consent Forms – here
Equipment List – this should be given to all staff & pupils here
Letter to Staff/Volunteers – download the template and amend to suit here
Programmes are always flexible and may need to be changed at the very last minute depending on weather conditions, staffing, group ability etc. We will do our best to inform you of these changes ASAP but in reality this may be the morning of, or possibly even during the activity. This is the nature of Outdoor Learning (especially in Scotland). Please make sure your staff, children and parents are aware of this.
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