The strand units of the Outdoor and Adventure Activities curriculum include:

• Walking
• Orienteering
• Outdoor challenges
• Understanding and appreciation of outdoor and adventure activities

The 5th and 6th Class curriculum also include the strand units:

• Walking, cycling and camping activities
• Water-based activities

Outdoor and adventure activities are facets of the physical education curriculum concerned with walking, cycling, camping and water-based activities, orienteering, and outdoor challenge activities.

Orienteering is an exciting activity that combines the geographical skills of map work, the physical activity of walking or running and the adventure of exploring unfamiliar locations. It can be introduced through preliminary exercises on the school site. Outdoor challenge activities include trust or co-operative activities, group problem-solving exercises, and physical challenges such as those presented by rope courses and adventure play apparatus.
These activities, which are mainly non-competitive, offer alternative avenues for pupil achievement and
encouragement to adopt a healthy life-style based on an enjoyment and appreciation of the outdoors.

Outdoor and Adventure Activities is our focus strand in PE this year.