Education Outside The Classroom

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Education Outside The Classroom

• arthur.sutherland_at_canterbury.ac.nz

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PRESENTATION

• A joint venture between UC Education Plus and the
  Canterbury branch of Education Outdoors NZ (EONZ)
• Arthur Sutherland has been contracted by EONZ
  Canterbury
• The EONZ website will carry this presentation
  under the Resources section by Monday 11th
  September
• www.eonz.org.nz

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Learning Intentions

• This seminar will assist participants prepare for
  their role as Education Outside The Classroom
  Coordinators. It will explore the enablers that
  ensure teachers can deliver teaching and learning
  outside the four walls of the classroom.

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• EOTC Photos

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DEFINITION OF EOTC

• Education Outside The Classroom is all
• events beyond the four walls.both on and off
  site..
• Curriculum related
• Extra curricular
• Sport, Arts, Languages
• Overseas tours visits

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SO WHY DO TEACHERS ENGAGE?

• Considering the workload the lack of training
  the comments made by colleagues (Enjoyed your
  four-day holiday?) and the perception that
  (the) OSH rules make it too hard.
  (Sutherland, 2006)
• Note OSH no longer exists.

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• Learning about yourself
• Learning about the environment
• Experiencing competition team participation
• Physical activity
• Learning about safety
• Experiencing another culture
• Learning from the resource that exists beyond the
  classroom

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In summary..because there is a

• POTENTIAL
• FOR
• GAIN

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• With regard
• to
• student learning

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WHY IS THERE AN ELEMENT OF FEAR?

• Potential for loss
• Injury
• Death
• Hypothermia
• Lost
• Damage to environment
• Emotional damage
• Loss of process

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• Clearly there is a huge responsibility.

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THE PICTURES

• show students, teaching staff, a principal,
  parents, while
• Behind the scenes will be ..
• The Principal and Management
• The B.O.T
• The Ministry, and
• The industry

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WHAT IS THE ROLE OF THE GOVERNORS?

• Have systems in place so that
• The potential for gain is realised
• The teaching staff and the L M team feel
  confident
• The school community feel confident
• Ensure there is an appropriate school culture
• Delegate through the delegations document

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WHAT IS THE ROLE OF THE PRINCIPAL?

• Establish systems (this maybe delegated)
• Establish a culture where EOTC is encouraged
• Employ staff who are qualified to take students
  outside the classroom
• Provide opportunities for staff to
  maintain/extend their qualifications/currency
• Monitor the implementation of the systems
• Report to the BOT

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WHAT IS THE ROLE OF THE MINISTRY?

• Provide guidelines on the NZ way which reflect
  the values and systems agreed to by the industry
• Inform ERO of the ministry expectations
• Undertake incident reviews to inform practice

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What is the role of parents?

• Be supportive
• Be there as per the allocated role and the
  responsibilities that go with it
• Be there for all students
• Be there because of experience, qualifications
  and skills

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What is the role of students?

• Be supportive of the leader
• Contribute (to the group co-construct)
• Participate
• Be respectful
• Co-lead

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What is the role of TIC?

• Lead so that students achieve the outcomes
• This means
• Be a risk manager
• Facilitate
• Instruct/teach
• identify and assess the potential losses and
  causes and take action to eliminate, isolate and
  minimise/reduce

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What is the role of industry?

• Provide leadership
• Through research set standards

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THE EOTC PROCEDURES

• (expanded from the blue box page 21 Safety
  EOTC)
• Approval process
• Educational outcomes for all events
• Assessment of staff/volunteer competence
• Process re allocation of staff to the event on
  the basis of competencies required
• Preparation of volunteers and staff
• Checks and agreements with outside
  providers/contractors

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• Transportation procedures
• Risk analysis and management process
• Accident/incident recording and analysis
• Parental consent process
• Process to collect student and staff information
  such as health profile and contact numbers

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• Student contract
• Swimming competence
• Aquatic safety procedures
• Equipment use maintenance procedures
• Emergency procedures
• Review processes (programme, systems)

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SAFETY EOTC DOCUMENT

• Safety and EOTC-A good practice guide for New
  Zealand schools
• Published by the Ministry in 2002
• Physically sent to schools Dec 2002
• CD ROM included
• Available at www.tki.org.nz/e/community/eotc/resou
  rces

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WHERE DOES THE DOCUMENT SIT IN THE SCHOOL?

• Supplements the Health Safety Code of Practice
  for State Primary, Composite, Secondary Schools
  (Ministry of Education 1998 any updates)
• Sits alongside Safety Science and Safety
  Technology
• Influences practice in all eight learning areas
• Influences the school developed H S Policy
  Procedures, and EOTC Policy Procedures

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Outdoor Activities Guidelines for Leaders

• published by SPARC in 2006
• Hard copy sent to all schools with secondary
  students
• Primary and Intermediate schools received through
  the Active Schools programme
• Go to www.eonz.org.nz resources section for a
  direct link.

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• The Arts
• Languages
• Mathematics
• Social Sciences
• Science
• Technology
• Health and PE
• English
• Extra-curricula
• Pathways

• Safety and EOTC
• Outdoor Activities Guidelines for Leaders

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THE APPLICATION OF PROCESS AT OUR SCHOOL

• Student outcomes
• Approval
• Parental consent
• Student information
• Leadership
• Transportation
• Risk analysis and risk management
• Evaluation

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Event 1KAPAHAKA EVENT

• The Kapahaka group performing 9th August 2008 at
  1pm at the Welcome to Recent Arrivals event being
  run by the District Council at the Civic Centre

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• Student outcomes
• Relationship building
• Improved performance

• Approval
• CC approval Nov 05
• Effective Jan 06
• up for review Mar 2009

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• Parental Consent
• Time of enrolment at Our School

• Student information
• 15 students
• Health info printed out from MUSAC Friday 8th
• Learning needs printed out from MUSAC Friday 8th

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LEADERSHIP

• Kapahaka Group teacher is the TIC
• Holds First Aid Cert-expires 1st June 2009
  (recorded in MUSAC staff Quals section))
• Parent helpers Pi (AL) and Mary
• regular helpers (event specific phone briefing
  attended volunteers briefing Feb 08)
• completed volunteers form 1st Feb 08
• Police Feb 08
• information on EOTC Volunteers file

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SUPERVISION

• Given the nature of the event, its location
  (proximity to medical services), the use of
  regular volunteers, the designated role of Pi as
  assistant leader, the experience (a fourth year
  teacher) and quals (First Aid cert) of the TIC,
  and the lack of any special student issues the
  supervision ratio is deemed to be 17.5 with a
  further parent helper available.

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TRANSPORTATION

• Own transport plus
• school mini-bus
• TIC the driver-licence sighted by principals PA
  and recorded 1st Feb 2008

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RISK ANALYSIS

• The Kapahaka Group Leaders copy of the Our
  School Generic Transportation RAMS risk
  identification section reviewed and modified by
  the TIC on Friday 8th August and signed
• The Kapahaka Group Leaders copy of the Our
  School Generic EOTC RAMS risk identification
  section reviewed by the TIC on Friday 8th August
  and signed

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RISK MANAGEMENT

• The management strategies identified on the risk
  management section of the Our School Generic
  Transportation RAMS and the Our School Generic
  EOTC RAMS implemented and signed off 9th
• EVALUATION see attached

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Event 2 Museum visit on August 13th

• Description
• Social Studies trip to the local museum by
  9L/Room 7 class
• Student Outcomes
• Research of historical documents about the 19th
  Century settlers

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• Approval
• HOF/Syndicate Leader approval through Social
  Studies scheme
• Scheme review due Mar 2009
• Parental consent
• Time of enrolment at Our School

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• Student information
• 28 students
• Health info printed out from MUSAC Friday 8th
  August
• Learning needs printed out from MUSAC Friday 8th
  August

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Leadership

• 9L Social Studies teacher is the TIC/Room 7
  teacher is the TIC
• TIC holds First Aid Cert-expires 1st June 2009
  (recorded in MUSAC staff Quals section)
• Jenny, the Teacher Aide for Jonny Jones. She
  holds First Aid Cert-expires 1st June 2009
  (recorded in MUSAC staff Quals section)

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• Parent helper Mary (daughter is in class)
• Mary is a regular helper who attended volunteers
  briefing Feb 08 after completing the Our School
  volunteers form on 1st Feb 08 (recorded on EOTC
  Volunteers file) and was Police Vetted in Feb 08
  (NB Police vetting not a requirement for this
  type of event)
• Parent helper and Teacher Aide event-specific
  phone briefing occurred on 8th August (record
  attached to the RAMS)

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Supervision

• Given the nature of the event, the intentions,
  the use of a regular volunteer, the experience
  (12 years teaching) and quals (First Aid Cert) of
  the TIC, the ratio is 127. The Teacher Aide
  will supervise Jonny Jones. The parent helper is
  available.

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Transportation

• Hawarden Company bus
• Three adults on board
• First Aid kit carried by TIC

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Risk Analysis

• The TICs copy of the Our School Generic
  Transportation RAMS section on risk
  identification section is reviewed, modified (no
  need to record route and alternative route
  mini-bus circled) and signed by her on Friday 8th
  August
• The TICs copy of the Our School Generic EOTC
  RAMS section on risk identification section is
  reviewed by the TIC on Friday 8th August and
  signed

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Risk Management

• The management strategies identified on the Our
  School Generic Transportation RAMS and the Our
  School Generic EOTC RAMS implemented and
  signature to that effect attached 4pm 13th August
• EVALUATION
• Standard form usedsee attached

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Approval and Parental Consent

• The Nayland Primary School example
• The Kaiapoi High School example
• Our School example

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LINKS

• www.eonz.org.nz
• www.nzsta.org.nz
• www.mountainsafety.org.nz
• www.nzoia.org.nz
• www.watersafety.org.nz
• www.edplus.canterbury.ac.nz

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Arthur Sutherland

• Advisor to schools
• Immediate past-chair Education Outdoors NZ
• Member of the Ministry of Education EOTC
  Reference Group
• Outdoors NZ Board member