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Letter to BOT
O Imagine that your school’s Board of Trustees
(BOT) is discussing whether your school should
continue to offer outdoor activities. The Board
is concerned about students’ physical and
emotional safety. However, the Board is willing
to hear from students before they make a
decision.
Sooo……
What can we do about this??
O First, we need to identify risks involved in
outdoor activities so we know what we need to
do to keep ourselves safe . . .
O Then we need to participate in these activities,
to show that they are indeed safe.
O Then we need to write a letter to the BOT in
support of continued school-wide Outdoor
Education experiences/activities.
O Your letter will need to outline your responsible
behaviours and how your experiences ensured
safety during outdoor activities.
There are 3 main types of RISKS
O People (THE BIGGEST SAFETY HAZARD)
O Equipment
O Environmental
People Risks
O These include factors such as:
O Physical Risks such as poor behaviour,
injuries, current disabilities, current
ability/learning level, fitness level
O Emotional Risks such as prior experience,
emotional state, anxiety
O Participant Needs such as age, height,
previous experience, size, shape
O Cultural Risks such as activity type, specific
requirements
O Think about going kayaking, what are
some of the safety risks PEOPLE may
cause whilst participating in this
activity?
Equipment Risks
O These factors include:
O Activity specific equipment such as climbing
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ropes, mountain bikes, ice picks
Equipment Maintenance such as quantity,
quality
Clothing Risks such as shoes, warm/cold
weather clothing,
Transport such as buses, cars, bikes,
walking, vans
Safety Equipment such as first aid kits,
phones,
O Pretend you are about to go Rock
Climbing, what are some of the
potential EQUIPMENT Hazards that you
may come across?
Environmental Risks
O These factors include:
O Weather such as rain, sun, wind, snow,
temperature, season
O Terrain such as mountain, bush, natural/man
made, sea, river beach
O Animals such as cows, sheep, pets, wild,
insects, bugs,
O Accessibility to Help such as roads, open
areas
O Take a look outside… Name me some
ENVIRONMENTAL safety hazards for a
team wanting to train on our fields.
O ( don’t just look at the grass, look at
what is surrounding the area)
Understanding
Responsible Behaviours
O Before you attempt to participate in any
Outdoor Education activity you need to
consider the following:
O What could go wrong?
O How do we prevent this?
O What would the correct/model behaviour look
like?
Information Gathering
White Hat(Information)
O What information do you have about our
chosen activities?
O How did you know that the information you
have received is from a trusted source?
“what activities are we
doing?” I hear you
ask…
TUI RIDGE PARK - Rotorua
O We will be staying overnight at Tui Ridge Park.
O We will be completing ABL – team building activities;
then will be
rotating through
4 adventure
activities.
Activity 1 – High Ropes Course
O A series of different challenges locate 10
meters off the ground set in a clearing
surrounded by bush.
Activity 2 – Mountain Biking
O 3 different trails of varying lengths and skill
ranges. Set in the bush over dirt and gravel
tracks.
Activity 2 – OR Bmx
O Specially designed short course for Bmxing.
Activity 3 - Archery
O 3 targets to hit with Bow and Arrow
Activity 4 - Frizbee Golf
O 9 ‘hole’ golf course to be completed with
frizbees.
Black Hat
(Caution)
O What are the potential physical and/or
emotional safety risks in your outdoor
education activities?
O Split into ‘Expert Groups’ to break down
each activity.
Expert Groups
Identify all the People, Equipment and
Environmental Risks.
O What could go wrong?
O How do we prevent this?
Risk Prevention
O Now we have identified the risks,
how can we prevent these?
O What sort of things should we make sure we
do whilst we are participating in this activity??
Responsible Behaviours
O Now that we have come up with all the risks
you will need to choose 2 Responsible
Behaviours that you feel are important to
‘keep people safe’.
Responsible
Behaviours
Responsible Behaviours:
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cooperation with others
self management
compliance with instructions
care of equipment
appropriate communication
group work
assisting others
tolerance
conflict resolution