11OED

NCEA Level 1 Outdoor Education

Course Description

Teacher in Charge: Mr T. Hill.

Outdoor Education (OED) is an exciting opportunity for students to gain life skills and be exposed to new activities throughout NZ. The course is designed alongside the NCEA level 1 Academic P.E course so students participate in the same internal assessments, but these have been rewritten to focus on different aspects such as rock climbing, kayaking, tramping, and safety in the outdoors.

Students can not choose to take both OED and APD, because they run the same assessments (just with a different focus as stated above), but upon completion of 11OED students can either advance to Level 2 OED or Level 2 APD.

11 Outdoor Education is a course that examines both the physical and theoretical understanding of movement and is delivered under the new NCEA pathway (2024).  In 11OED, we recognise that physical activity in Aoteroa contexts is a valuable component of all life, and we endeavor to not only experience being physically active but to examine why and how it is important to us. 

We do this through evaluating the concept of Hauora, and Mason Drury's Te Whare Tapa Wha wellbeing model in Outdoor Education activities. Students will simultaneously also learn key areas such as biomechanics, training theory, functional anatomy, sociology, and skills acquisition. In regards to assessment, we collect work in an ongoing manner as a portfolio of written and verbal submissions with a large focus on physical activity and the 'BIG IDEAS' within the new Physical Education curriculum, these are:

* Movement is integral to Hauora

* Participation in movement enriches our lives 

*Through movement, we develop diverse capabilities

* There are diverse ways of understanding movement contexts and the moving body

In 2024 11OED will offer 15 Credits, through three assessments, two internally marked by the department, and one externally marked by NZQA. We are also able to offer a second externally marked assessment, which students will need to opt into and work towards throughout the year (A possible 20 credits overall if opt-in occurs). 

Please note, There with be trips/activities associated with this course, that whānau will be asked to pay for.  Due to the nature of the course, there is a cost of $650 per student to cover the hiring of qualified instructors, travel costs, equipment, etc. This can be paid per all at once, per term, or in installments. This fee covers the years activities, which are then used for our course content (credits). Planned activities include (but are not limited to); white water kayaking, rock-climbing, scuba diving (optional), snow sports (optional), high-ropes, white water rafting, anf the Tough guy/girl mud-run.

11OED will be 9 periods a cycle, and only miss a total of 3 full-days of school, the course is also all achievement standards (UE credits) + some optional unit standards (e.g, Scuba- 11-credits).

Email: [email protected]  for more details and the 2024 proposed course outline.


Recommended Prior Learning

An interest in the outdoors and a sense of adventure are essential. Any previous experience in tramping, camping, orienteering and the outdoors is also an advantage, but not necessary. Swimming is an essential component of this course. All students must be competent but only to a distance of 200m.

Contributions and Equipment/Stationery

WARNING: This course has a significant cost associated with it. Around $650 per student for the first year with additional costs that families will need to cover like food on trips and equipment such as thermals, waterproofs, cooking gear etc.

Students, you MUST have permission from your parents to select this course due to the high cost.

Pathway

This course has the exact same internal assessments as year 11 APD, but just with an outdoor focus instead (for example, rock climbing instead of soccer). For this reason, it will teach you all the necessary skills and information you need to know to enable you to progress to Level 2 Academic P.E. or Level 2 OED.

Credit Information

You will be assessed in this course through all or a selection of the standards listed below.

Total Credits Available: 20 credits.
Internally Assessed Credits: 20 credits.

Assessment
Description
Level
Internal or
External
Credits
L1 Literacy Credits
UE Literacy Credits
Numeracy Credits
A.S. 90962 v3
NZQA Info
Physical Education 1.1 - Participate actively in a variety of physical activities and explain factors that influence own participation
5
5
5
Level: 1
Internal or External: Internal
Credits: 5
Level 1 Literacy Credits: 0
University Entrance Literacy Credits: 0
Numeracy Credits: 0
A.S. 90963 v3
NZQA Info
Physical Education 1.2 - Demonstrate understanding of the function of the body as it relates to the performance of physical activity
5
5
5
Level: 1
Internal or External: Internal
Credits: 5
Level 1 Literacy Credits: 0
University Entrance Literacy Credits: 0
Numeracy Credits: 0
A.S. 90964 v3
NZQA Info
Physical Education 1.3 - Demonstrate quality movement in the performance of a physical activity
3
3
3
Level: 1
Internal or External: Internal
Credits: 3
Level 1 Literacy Credits: 0
University Entrance Literacy Credits: 0
Numeracy Credits: 0
A.S. 90966 v3
NZQA Info
Physical Education 1.5 - Demonstrate interpersonal skills in a group and explain how these skills impact on others
4
4
4
4
Level: 1
Internal or External: Internal
Credits: 4
Level 1 Literacy Credits: 0
University Entrance Literacy Credits: 0
Numeracy Credits: 0
A.S. 90968 v3
NZQA Info
Physical Education 1.7 - Demonstrate, and show understanding of, responsible behaviour for safety during outdoor education activities
Level: 1
Internal or External: Internal
Credits: 3
Level 1 Literacy Credits: 0
University Entrance Literacy Credits: 0
Numeracy Credits: 0
Credit Summary
Total Credits: 20
Total Level 1 Literacy Credits: 0
Total University Entrance Literacy Credits: 0
Total Numeracy Credits: 0

Disclaimer

Rosmini College's timetable is student-driven and a new timetable is generated each year based on student subject selection. Unfortunately, while we do our best to avoid them, timetabling clashes may still occur and a few students may be required to choose an alternative subject option.

The 2024 timetable, including the number of classes in each subject and staffing allocations, is created based on student selections made in 2023. Because of this, changing subjects at the beginning of 2024 may not be possible. Please, make your subject choices carefully.