Pre Course Activities & Learning
At home pupil outdoor activity sheets.
At Arete we have created some pre-course activities that we hope will be useful for schools, before you attend a residential with ourselves. These are linked to our Arete Educational Benefits that can be found on our website.
Some activities cover basic everyday skills that pupils will use at Arete, others are activities which are prominent at the centre currently and will give pupils a background of information before they attend.
The nature of the activities are open ended to allow for pupils to proceed with their own level of challenge. They are also self explanatory so should need little input from an adult.
Please use these activities in any way that you wish. The Arete team thought that they could be used in class or as a homework activity. They are all stand alone and therefore can be completed however is seen fit. There is an overview table of the activities to help with quick navigation.
To access the resources:
- You can direct pupils to our website to see all resources/activities.
- Give them a link to individual pages on google drive.
- Share with them an individual sheet from the folder in your teacher information pack.
- Enjoy being outdoors
- Motivated to participate and persevere showing resilience with new challenges
- Encourage others to take part
- Describe their experiences and use them to inspire other aspects of life
- Work cooperatively with others
- Adapt and change related to situations
- Take on a lead role
- Keep fit and continue interest in outdoor activities
- Have a positive self-image
- Understand a link between physical and emotional well-being
- Identify and adopt a healthy lifestyle
- Experience a range of different environments in different conditions
- Understand the impact of human activities on the environment
- Demonstrate care for the environment through their actions
- Appreciate and draw inspiration from the environment
- Experience ‘awe and wonder’
- Learn to recognise their own and others strengths and weaknesses
- Understand the impact of their actions
- Respect others and develop trust
- Identify the impact of their actions
- Develop and value friendships
- Build confidence and self esteem
- Stretch comfort zone and overcome fears
- Identify risk and push boundaries to complete goals
- Develop independence and use initiative
- Effective communication
- Respond positively in challenging situations
- Develop and acquire technical knowledge and skills
- Develop physical skills that they can adapt and apply
- Understand how to dress appropriately for the outdoors
- Unlock talent
Activity sheets
SOCIAL AWARENESS →
You’ll need to have some basic skills to be independant around the centre that include making your bed when you arrive and as a table team laying your dining table.
Make your Bed Independently
Looking after your home and bedroom helps you to develop your organisation skills. Complete our activity sheet or watch the video so you can complete these tasks of making your own bed a useful life skill and one of the first things you will need to do at Arete.
Can you: Make your own bed and keep your bedroom tidy
Social Awareness
Identify the impact of their actions
Knife, Fork, Spoon, Spatula… Lay the Table
Arete is similar to school, we sit together as friends to share a meal and discuss the day, our expectations or our adventures! For meal times to be successful we all play a part to make them run smoothly. We will expect some members of your school team to lay tables and serve food to each other.
Can you:
Lay the table and think of other ways to help at mealtimes
Social Awareness
Develop and acquire technical knowledge & skills
Can you: Make your own bed and keep your bedroom tidy
Can you:
Lay the table and think of other ways to help at mealtimes
PERSONAL QUALITIES and SKILLS →
Learn about being aware of what needs to be done and have aspirations for what you can achieve.
What’s Essential?
We all need perfect planning. The next activities will help you to be organised by thinking ahead and packing a bag for the day. Complete our activity sheet or watch the instructions on our video to help guide you through the task.
Can you: Pack your bag for Arete or another adventure
Personal Qualities and Skills
Understand how to dress appropriately for the outdoors
The Big Question ?
Communication skills are a valuable part of a residential trip. You will be given lots of new information at Arete, in new exciting situations. Being able to listen carefully to what you have been asked to do and ask questions if you don’t understand is vital.
Can you: Be prepared and find out about your residential.
Personal Qualities and Skills
Effective communication
Dream big… I can do it!
During your time at Arete you will have the opportunity to try lots of new activities and challenge yourselves. What would you like to achieve during your stay? Would you like to get better at a certain thing? Maybe you’d like to make new friends or learn a new skill.
Can you: Set yourself some challenging goals for your visit to Arete
Personal Qualities and Skills
Stretch comfort zone and overcome fears
Can you: Pack your bag for Arete or another adventure
Can you: Be prepared and find out about your residential.
Can you: Set yourself some challenging goals for your visit to Arete
Health & Wellbeing →
Be aware of what makes for healthy living and the importance of what you eat.
Food Glorious Food
Food is fuel and when you are doing exercise in the outdoors all day you need to make sure you’ve got a balanced healthy diet. Complete our food choices activity sheet and watch our video on how to make you own sandwich. After your trip to Arete you can complete our cooking activity sheets.
Can you:
Design and make a healthy meal or lunch, think about a balanced diet.
Identify and Adopt a Healthy Lifestyle
Make healthy food choices that will give you good levels of energy for the day
Enviromental Awareness →
Learn more about the world around us and appreciate its importance. From understanding the significance of the weather to how we can reduce our impact on the world.
There’s No Such Thing As Bad Weather
Understanding the weather and the impact it can have is vital for being in the outdoors. Have a look at our weather activity sheet and complete the tasks before your Arete trip.
<p style=”text-align: center;”><strong>Can you:</strong><br>
Identify the impact of the weather on a days activity.</p>
Environmental Awareness Experience a range of different environments in different conditions
Can you:
Design and make a healthy meal or lunch, think about a balanced diet.
Can you:
Identify the impact of the weather on a days activity.
Reduce, Reuse, Recycle
We have always worked hard at Arete to try and recycle and reduce what we can but… we can do more! We recycle our everyday waste and are now starting to look at other items we can recycle. Crisp packets (which we go through alot) are being collected and taken to the local shop, along with soft plastics. What else can we do?
Can you: Reduce and reuse to minimise waste and then recycle things that you don’t need any more?
Environmental Awareness Take responsibilities for their actions
Make A Change
We are constantly thinking about our carbon footprint. At Arete, we are starting to change the way we do this to think more about the environment and the World we live in. From switching off lights on sensors to solar panels on our roof.
Can you:
Make a change for the survival of our climate
Environmental Awareness Identify ways we can all respect the environment
What a Wonderful World
We are so lucky to live where we do. We love to take you to magical places and when we leave, are aim is to leave no trace that we have been there. We think carefully about the impact we have on the environment around us. This is from taking litter and compostable food home with us and walking along designated footpaths.
Can you: Show an appreciation for where you live
Environmental Awareness Show appreciation for their surroundings
Can you: Reduce and reuse to minimise waste and then recycle things that you don’t need any more?
Can you: Make a change for the survival of our climate
Can you: Show an appreciation for where you live
Physical Skills →
Practical activities that involve developing new skills and real life learning through play in the outdoors.
Knots For All
At Arete we tie lot’s of knots. They are an essential part of the activities we do to keep us safe. Learn how to tie some before you come.
Can you: Practise tying some of these knots
Physical Skill Develop physical skills that they can adapt and apply
Make A Map
Maps and plans guide us everyday at Arete, from locating bedrooms for new visitors to navigating to the top of mountains.
Can you: Make a change for the survival of our climate
Physical Skill Develop and acquire technical knowledge and skills
Can you: Practise tying some of these knots
Can you: Make a change for the survival of our climate
