YOUNG EXPLORERS OPEN ENROLMENT PROGRAM AGE: 11-14
LEARNING OUTCOMES
| Personal Development Outcomes | Personal Responsibility | The course will contribute to the students’ ability to be responsible, answerable, or accountable for actions and consequences within their power or control; to maintain personal motivation levels; increased ability to complete tasks on their own. |
| Self-Reliance | The program will contribute to increased trust in own efforts and abilities. | |
| Environment | Respect for the Environment | The program will contribute to increased knowledge, understanding and enjoyment of the natural environment; concern for protecting the natural environment. |
The Young Explorers course will be a 5-day residential experience for the students staying in dormitories, with 1 night camping in a safe and secure campsite (note that camping is weather dependant). All the course activities will be conducted in a group, and there are wonderful opportunities for learning valuable socialization skills and meeting other kids. This is a fun and positive camp experience over school holiday periods and the students will be introduced to enironmental awareness activities via the Leave No Trace ethics – a set of principles, promoting minimum impact on the outdoors through engaging ativities. After practicing those positive behaviours in nature, the students will have a chance to become Leave No Trace ambassadors.
SAMPLE PROGRAM
| Day 1 | Day 2 | Day 3 | Day 4 | Day 5 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Morning | Icebreakers Intro. to OB |
Day Trip: Hiking | Adventure Cave Exploration (Halong) /
Rock Wall climbing (Binh Dinh) |
Day Trip: Hiking or Kayaking |
Final Review Transfer & Action Plans Cleaning & Showers |
| Lunch | Canteen | Packed Lunch | Pack Lunch | Packed Lunch | Canteen |
| Afternoon | Team Initiatives Soft-Skills Workshop |
Bushcraft Eco-Literacy: Mapping of Human Influence on the Environment |
Raft – BuildingEco-Literacy: Local Farming Practices – Rice Farming | Orienteering Back to Base | Travel Home |
| Dinner | Canteen | Canteen | Camsite | Canteen | |
| Evening | Expectations Campfire |
Evening Group Work | Star-Gazing / Star Charts | Group Theatre Performance / Evening Skits / Theatre-Sports | |
| Sleeping | Dorms | Dorm | Camping near Beach | Dorm |