Students learn through active engagement in centre and field based outdoor adventure activities, these are sequenced into sessions to form a ‘program’ for each group. During a program, every session allows students to get ready for the activity, participate in the activity and then review the results of their experience.
Maroon OEC strive to ensure that the...
students:
- are engaged intellectually, emotionally, socially, spiritually and/or physically
- pose questions, investigate, experiment, solve problems, assume responsibility and are creative
- are able to take initiative, make decisions and be accountable for results.
experiences:
- are chosen to maximise student learning
- are supported by reflection
- include the possibility to learn from successes, natural consequences and mistakes.
teacher:
- recognises and encourages spontaneous opportunities for learning
- uses fun and enjoyment to engage students
- develops and model’s positive relationships.