As a student on the MA Hons, Primary Education, course at Dundee University I have four placements throughout my four year course. I have already completed my first year and my first six week teaching placement at Duncan Forbes Primary in Culloden. This year as part of the new MA course we were given the task of finding our own placement. The main focus of the 'Learning from Life' Placement is to work in an educational environment that is different from that of a primary school.
With new 'Curriculum for Excellence' documentation from the Scottish Government supporting 'Outdoor Learning' this seemed like an ideal opportunity to focus on an area that is very important to me. I am a keen climber, hill-walker and mountain-biker and would like the opportunity to explore some of these interests through an educational setting. (I have also dabbled in, canoeing, kayaking, sailing, caving, via ferrata and mountain marathons.)
Through working for Boots 'n' Paddles and TreeZone I hope to look at the whole process not just the instructing/teaching elements. This would include things such as: advertising and promoting the business; links with the local community; ecology; health and safety; day to day maintenance and anything else that plays an important part in running an outdoor based enterprise.
With new 'Curriculum for Excellence' documentation from the Scottish Government supporting 'Outdoor Learning' this seemed like an ideal opportunity to focus on an area that is very important to me. I am a keen climber, hill-walker and mountain-biker and would like the opportunity to explore some of these interests through an educational setting. (I have also dabbled in, canoeing, kayaking, sailing, caving, via ferrata and mountain marathons.)
Through working for Boots 'n' Paddles and TreeZone I hope to look at the whole process not just the instructing/teaching elements. This would include things such as: advertising and promoting the business; links with the local community; ecology; health and safety; day to day maintenance and anything else that plays an important part in running an outdoor based enterprise.