Outdoor and adventurous activities OAA

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Outdoor and adventurous activities (OAA)
Starter activity List activities which come to
mind when you hear outdoor and adventurous
activities
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Possible answers

• Rock climbing
• Skiing
• Paragliding
• Scuba diving
• Canoeing
• Abseiling
• White water rafting
• Parachuting
• Rambling
• Hiking

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Todays learning objectives are

• All will be able to list the key characteristics
  of OAA

• Some will be able to describe Mortlocks stages
  of adventure

• Some will be able to understand the differences
  between outdoor education and outdoor recreation

• Few will be able to discuss the values of outdoor
  education and outdoor recreation

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History of OAA

• Popular with the high society in the 19th century

• Industrialisation meant access for working class

• Escapism to restore their energies

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Task 1 What made middle and upper classes able
to take part in OAA more so than the working
class?
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• Increased leisure time
• Increased disposable income
• Personal transport
• Flexible work patterns
• Portrayed as attractive by the media
• Some forms required advanced technologies (also
  enabled participation of people with special
  needs)
• Requirement of membership fees

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Task 2 What are the key characteristics of OAA?
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Risk and danger
An escape
An adrenaline rush
Conquests
Outdoor and adventurous activities are
In the natural environment
A reliance a on self and others
Involves crucial decision-making
Not bound by rules
Challenging
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Task 3 What are the benefits to be gained by
pursuing OAAs?
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• A sense of freedom
• Solo participation (not reliant upon others)
• Handling risk/stress
• Leadership and response to leadership
• Crucial decision-making
• Appreciation of the environment and the issues
  surrounding it
• Trust in yourself and others (independence/teamwor
  k)
• Challenging your personal limits
• Escapism
• Danger/adrenaline rush
• Cross-curricular links

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Mortlock suggests there are 4 stages of adventure

• Play Little challenge or risk

• Adventure Individual is placed in challenging
  situations relative to their skill levels

• Frontier adventure Individual is experienced and
  skilful and able to explore wilderness areas

• Misadventure Something has gone wrong such as an
  accident

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Task 4 Look at the worksheet provided and give
examples of when you have felt the different
types of danger or when you might feel the
different types of danger during OAA
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What is outdoor education?What is outdoor
recreation?

• Outdoor EDUCATION is OAA in the natural
  environment in an educational setting, for
  example a GCSE outdoor pursuits weekend
• Outdoor RECREATION is OAA in the natural
  environment in an individuals free time, for
  example a canoeing trip with friends

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Task 5 What are the similarities and differences
between outdoor education and outdoor recreation?
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• Similarities
• Same activities
• Same environment
• Develop same skills
• Learning can take place
• Can be voluntary

• Differences
• Outdoor recreation is voluntary (free time)
• Outdoor education can be compulsory (e.g. part of
  a GCSE course)
• Can be competitive or non-competitive
• Learning is planned in outdoor education
• Learning is regarded as incidental in outdoor
  recreation

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Values of outdoor education and outdoor recreation

• Educational values
• Appreciation of the natural environment
• Environmental/conservation issues
• Cross-curricular skills (e.g. map reading)
• Survival skills
• Personal limits/knowledge
• Teamwork/leadership

• Recreational values
• Constructive free time
• Choice
• Opportunity
• Enhance quality of life
• Escapism
• Health
• Intrinsic
• Sense of achievement/fulfilment

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Todays learning objectives are

• List key characteristics of OAA

• Describe Mortlocks stages of adventure

• Differences between outdoor education and outdoor
  recreation

• Values of outdoor education and recreation

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