Year 6 to 9 Programs

Samples

• Being a Leader at Primary School
• Successful Teams
• The Best That I Can Be
• Exploring the Aquatic Environment

Meeting Needs

Maroon OEC designs and implements programs to meet the specific needs of your students. A sequence of activities is developed to suit the physical and emotional level of the students, and activities are adapted and implemented to best address the program outcomes.

Maroon OEC programs for Year 6 and 9 students are typically three to five days. They can include some of the following activities:

• Low ropes, exploratory walks into creeks and gullies, aquatic activities such as swimming, raft building, kayaking and canoeing.
• Pioneering activities using poles and ropes to build structures, and group activities can be used to allow students to develop leadership, communication and group work skills.
• Environmental activities such as the Forest Feeding Frenzy is a hands on activity played in a nearby paddock. It's a game of survivial where students role play the workings of the food chain. This experience highlights the workings of a natural ecosystem.
• Students may campout for one night by the dam edge or at one of our surrounding campsites. They could walk, paddle or be driven to and from these campsites. On campout students can spend time exploring the surrounding state forests and national parks. They will also help to prepare and cook meals and take greater responsibility for their personal belongings. They can also be encouraged to navigate, route plan and to learn more about leadership and group management.
• During program students may spend some time in the library and the art room working on a school project. This may also include outside observations, drawing or collecting samples for later investigation.
• Rockclimbing, abseiling and other high challenge activities can be used to provide students with a challenge and to help them discover the power of group support.
• Our static high ropes course has been specifically designed for students in upper primary school. It provides a focus for setting and meeting hallenges.

Being a Leader at Primary School

After MOEC students will:

Effective Communication

• Deliver messages and information to groups of students.

• Contribute positively to discussions and meetings.

Responsibility

• Perform roles responsibly.

• Be punctual and organised.

• Contribute to school project.

• Participate actively in committees and small group meetings.

Self Confidence

• Use initiative to assist students, staff and the school community.

At MOEC Students will:

• Discuss the characteristics of a good leader.

• Adopt leadership roles in small groups.

Effective Communication

• Identify the factors that make communication effective or ineffective.

• Practice a variety of simple communication techniques in pairs and small groups:

Responsibility

• Understand what is expected to complete a task.

• Organise necessary resources.

• Complete a task whilst demonstrating appropriate behaviour.

Self Confidence

• Show pride in their achievements and those of other students.

• Encourage individuals to contribute.

• Be prepared to make mistakes and not let the fear of failure stop them from having a go.

• Demonstrate initiative by doing jobs and offering help without being sked or directed.

Student Learning Outcomes

SOSE: SRP 4.3

HPE: EPD 4.1; EPD 4.3; EPD 4.4

Successful Teams

After MOEC students will:

• Consider the feelings and opinions of others.

• Deal with conflict in a constructive way.

• Contribute positively to group tasks.

• Treat people with respect and accept differences.

• Assist group members to stay on task.

At MOEC Students will:

Relationships

• Establish a working agreement that describes how students will treat each other.

• Develop and practice strategies for dealing with conflict.

• Identify factors that influence their feelings.

• Work in groups with different students. 

Communication

• Identify the factors that make communication effective or ineffective.

• Practice a variety of simple communication techniques in pairs and small groups.

Team

• Identify the difference between a group and a team.

• Discuss the characteristics of an effective team:

• Have a common understanding of the team goal.

• Use the strengths of all the team members.

• Develop and implement your plan considering all team members.

Student Learning Outcomes

Health and Physical Education: EPD 4.1; EPD 4.2; PHIC 4.3; EPD 4.

The Best That I Can Be

After MOEC students will:

• Accept new challenges.

• Complete tasks with persistence and determination.

• Give and accept praise.

• Set goals that test their personal limits. Celebrate accomplishments of themselves and others.

At MOEC students will:

• Identify personal strengths.

• List steps to address weaknesses.

• Explore strategies to help people succeed in challenging situations:

• Give and accept praise.

• Be positive.

• Celebrate success.

• Remain calm, breathe deeply.Visualise success.

• Set and meet challenges:

• Write down personal challenges for the week.

• Write down the small steps needed to complete a challenge.

• Set out a time line for each of the small steps.

• Identify what support is needed.

• Attempt the challenge and review performance.

• Identify factors that contributed to or hindered your success.

Student Learning Outcomes

Health and Physical Education:

DPA 5.4; PHIC 5.3; EPD 5.1; EPD 5.3; EPD 5.4

Exploring the Aquatic Environment

After MOEC students will:

• Explain the value and importance of water.
• Describe the characteristics of healthy waterways.
• Describe the water cycle.
• Analyse the impact of humans on the water cycle.
• Investigate organisms and creatures that live in water.
• Design a poster to promote water wise strategies.

At MOEC Students will:

• Conduct water quality tests.
• Analyse results to assess water quality.
• Identify creatures that live in and around the dam.
• Measure the amount of water used by a group on a one night campout.
• Discuss the way water is used at home and propose water wise strategies.
• Explore the characteristics of a healthy waterway:
• List the features of healthy waterways.
• Design, build and test a model waterway.
• Follow the path of a water molecule as it travels through the water cycle.

Student Learning Outcomes

Studies of Society and Environment: PS 4.2; PS 4.3

Health and Physical Education: PHIC 4.5

Science: LL 4.3