{"id":83,"date":"2021-12-09T10:08:47","date_gmt":"2021-12-08T23:08:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pymblelc.nsw.edu.au\/visionvalley\/?page_id=83"},"modified":"2024-08-14T10:28:35","modified_gmt":"2024-08-14T00:28:35","slug":"curriculum-excursions","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.pymblelc.nsw.edu.au\/visionvalley\/curriculum-excursions\/","title":{"rendered":"Pymble’s Outdoor Education Continuum"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

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Experiential outdoor learning at Vision Valley offers our students a sequential, outcomes-based outdoor learning continuum from Kindergarten to Year 12.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Kindergarten to Year 2<\/strong>\u202f <\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Nature Play<\/strong><\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n

 
Our youngest girls are introduced to outdoor education with gentle, creative, discovery-based play and activities. This encourages them to get in touch with the bush environment and feel comfortable outdoors.  <\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Years 2 and 3<\/strong>\u202f <\/h2>\n\n\n\n

First Overnight Experience<\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\n

 
The girls experience team building, nature activities and unstructured play. This overnight experience in a new environment prepares students for the longer and more adventurous programs in the years to come.\u202f <\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Year <\/strong>4, 5 and 6<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Outdoor Skills Building <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Building on their outdoor skills from K-3, students engage with more challenging outdoor learning opportunities that begin to push them outside of their comfort zone. Programs use adventure-based learning both here at Vision Valley and at exciting external sites to allow students to connect with their peers and natural environment. <\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Year 7<\/strong>\u202f <\/h2>\n\n\n\n

First Expedition<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u202fOver a five-day program, students hike and canoe through stunning bushland in the national parks surrounding Vision Valley and camp each night under the stars.  <\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Year 8<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

An Expedition Adventure<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

This expedition-style camping program on the Colo River, involves bushwalking, canoeing, climbing, mud runs, obstacle courses, and team initiatives.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Year 9<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Residential Program<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Year 9 Residential Program is the cornerstone of the Pymble Ladies\u2019 College outdoor experiential education continuum.<\/p>\n\n\n\nFind out more<\/a>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Year <\/strong>10<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Choose Your Adventure<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Students can choose between two experiences: a five-day coastal adventure in Murramarang National Park or a nine-day ‘Namadji’ hiking expedition in Alpine National Park. The Murramarang adventure includes activities like bushwalking, kayaking, snorkelling, stand-up paddle boarding, surfing, and an indigenous immersion experience. For students seeking a challenge, the program offers a multi-day hiking trip to test their expedition skills. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Years 11-12<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Adventure Extensions<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Students have the opportunity to extend their immersion in the outdoors through a challenging multi-day journey expedition. A unique program is developed for students each year, from the Larapinta Trail in the Northern Territory, to water-based journeys in New Zealand or trekking in Nepal. <\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

The Outdoor Education program at Vision Valley aligns with Pymble’s five core values \u2013 Care, Courage, Integrity, Respect and Responsibility.<\/p><\/blockquote><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

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Experiential outdoor learning at Vision Valley offers our students a sequential, outcomes-based outdoor learning continuum from Kindergarten to Year 12.   Years 2 and 3\u202f  First Overnight Experience  The girls experience team building, nature activities and unstructured play. This overnight experience in a new environment prepares students for the longer and more adventurous programs in the […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":925,"parent":0,"menu_order":14,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"class_list":["post-83","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.pymblelc.nsw.edu.au\/visionvalley\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/83","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.pymblelc.nsw.edu.au\/visionvalley\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.pymblelc.nsw.edu.au\/visionvalley\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.pymblelc.nsw.edu.au\/visionvalley\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.pymblelc.nsw.edu.au\/visionvalley\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=83"}],"version-history":[{"count":52,"href":"https:\/\/www.pymblelc.nsw.edu.au\/visionvalley\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/83\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1322,"href":"https:\/\/www.pymblelc.nsw.edu.au\/visionvalley\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/83\/revisions\/1322"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.pymblelc.nsw.edu.au\/visionvalley\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/925"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.pymblelc.nsw.edu.au\/visionvalley\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=83"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}