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Tramping trip
Outdoor Education is a subject that uses the medium of the environment to develop a students performance skills and personal attributes. Many of the activites involve working with others in challenging situations to promote personal growth.
The school is well placed geographically to use some of the wonderful natural resources in the Horowhenua region specifically the Tararua ranges, Manawatu River and local mountain bike tracks. As many of our locations for practicals are close to school we feel we offer a very practical course at all levels of the curriculm. We do use other locations around New Zealand for specific trips. The school is fortunate to have a 11m high indoor rock wall, an outdoor swimming pool and are fully resouced for all outdoor activites on offer.
The department is also extremely fortunate to have highly qualified staff that hold Nationally recognized qualifications in a number of key outdoor areas. The school has been recognised for it's excellece in our programme especially in relation to safety by gaining the externally moderated qualification Outdoors Mark August 2011.
The school is a member of the ODENZ group which promotes schools that have a particular strength in Outdoor Edcuation.
Outdoor Education units contain both theoretical and practical components and are assessed in class and out in the field.
• 33 metre school pool • 11 metre indoor rock climbing wall • A class set of road and mountain bikes • A class set of white water and sea kayaks • All tramping/camping equipment
Rob Cox - Teacher in charge of Outdoor Education NZOIA - Rock One, Bush One, Seakayak Guide First Aid - Medic First Aid
Mark Smith - Teacher NZOIA - Rock One, Bush One, Alpine One First Aid - Pre-hospital Emergency Care
Anne-Sophie Henriksen - Denmark, July 2012 to May 2013
Having 11 months at Horowhenua College has been awesome. Thank you so much for a great great GREAT time at Horowhenua College. I just love the teachers, the school and of course the students. The house activities have especially been great fun. I have had the best time of my life and I have learned so much. Being an international student is not always easy but it’s worth it because I have had so much fun and it is honestly something I think everyone should do. I have pushed my own limits by doing bungee jumping and skydiving and I have made friends here that I will NEVER forget. It has really just been awesome and I am not looking forward to leaving this place at all. Having a year overseas means that you have to get on with people and you have to take responsibility for yourself and your actions. It has been great for me to do that and to have an absolutely lovely host family to support me when I needed it. Just trying to live a different life for once has been amazing, so yes, this has been great! » View all testimonials
