Bogong Outdoor Education Centre
Crowthorne, Berkshire, United Kingdom
http://www.boec.vic.edu.au/

SPA (Single Pitch Award)

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The ML is a nationally recognized award for leading groups into wild country areas of the UK. It is the basic industry award for group leaders. The award structure is split into three groups: Training course (5 days), Logbook period (40 mountain days over no less than a year) and the assessment course (5 days). The award requires commitment to complete and is challenging. Cost of Training: ......
 

The BELA is a nationally recognised programme for those who have responsibility for looking after other people or training them in the outdoors in lowland remote environments. Before the final award can be made, candidates must complete a minimum of 30 hours supervised voluntary leadership work. Wilderness Expertise Training is able to provide opportunities for you to complete these hours.The s......
 

Wilderness Expertise Training (WET) is a non-profit making organisation that concentrates solely on the personal development of young adults. Training ranges from one-day enrichment programmes for schools to long-term life skills courses for Pupil Referral Units. The programmes all use a mixture of indoor and outdoor activities as a vehicle for learning. Outdoor activities and the natural envir......
 

Basic downhill skiing skills are introduced to the students who then have the opportunity to expand on these and explore the introductory areas at Falls Creek ski resort. VCE students may have the opportunity to snowboard. ...
 

Students are instructed in the basics of cross country skiing which will enable them to use these skills to explore different aspects and areas of the alpine environment. The VCE extension to this activity is a two day ski tour with one overnight snow campout. ...
 

Hikes are normally conducted on the Bogong High Plains. Students hike in groups of about 12, accompanied by BOEC staff and one of their teachers and can visit a number of historic cattlemans huts en route. Hikes are preceded by a hike preparation session. In this session the students discuss the hike and are given information, equipment and food required for a safe and enjoyable experience. ...
 

Pioneering is an initiative activity session where students are taught a number of knots and lashings that allow their group to solve the problem of crossing a low creek by constructing a simple bridge. ...
 

Mountain Bike touring is conducted either on the Bogong High Plains using existing trails or on the network of trails around Bogong and Mt Beauty. It provides the opportunity for students to enjoy the spectacular scenery and environment of the high country. ...
 

BOEC has a well developed, exciting and challenging High Ropes Course constructed in a forest setting adjacent to the Centre. There are two sets of four elements, two stand alone elements (Dangle Duo, Trapeze or Pamper pole) and a Flying Fox (i.e.11 elements in total)....
 

Canoeing is conducted on Lake Guy, which adjoins the Centre. The students are introduced to basic methods of flat water canoeing to enable them to explore the lake environs....
 

The Centre has developed a simple method of introducing students to Orienteering (navigation using a map and compass) . Students progress from a simple course around the Centre area to a more complex and challenging set of courses in the forest area around Bogong Village. ...
 

Students are taken to a site on the Bogong High Plains where they have the opportunity to extend the climbing and abseiling they have done at the Centre. This is normally done as a half day activity combined with a half day of mountain biking. ...
 

A general introduction to the techniques and skills of rockclimbing and abseiling conducted on a number of rock walls in and around the Centre area. A newly constructed Indoor Climbing and Abseil Wall has been in operation since 1999. ...
 

There is a close relationship between theoretical and practical learning in Outdoor and Environmental Studies. Classwork should have the potential to lead to practical application and vice versa. It is the adventure experiences that provide the motivation and the skills towards learning about the sub-alpine and alpine environments.The practical activities are organised in such a way that obs......
 

The winter based program is of 5-days duration with students arriving at about 1.30pm on Monday and departing at 10.00am on Friday. CSF related outcomes: Challenge, technical skills, confidence, safety, participation and environmental-awareness With winter snow, the alpine landscape transforms into a mystical wonderland. After initial technical instruction by our experienced instructors, ......
 

CSF related outcomes: Challenge, teamwork, environmental-awareness, safety tolerance, confidence initiative, technical skills and leadership. We know that this is one of our best programs. We are offering it again, hoping that teachers and students are inspired to give up a weekend. You will be rewarded by having the time to experience all of the activities that we know engage students and p......
 

CSF related outcomes ¨C Challenge, safety, teamwork, initiative, confidence, leadership, tolerance and environmental-awareness. This program combines the best of program 3 above ¨C Overnight bushwalk program together with a swag of group activities. The outcomes for this program are the same as program 3 above. Activities: initiatives, environmental studies, high ropes, bushwalk, basic rock......
 

CSF related outcomes ¨C Challenge, safety, teamwork, initiative, confidence, leadership, technical skills, tolerance and environmental-awareness. To walk among historical huts, creaking snowgums and the windswept peaks of the Bogong High Plains is, we believe, to learn in the best classroom of all. An overnight journey to a remote alpine camp site engages students in environmental issues and ......
 

Rogaining is similar to orienteering. Students team up for this four to five hour challenge to test themselves within a defined area on the Bogong High Plains. A great activity for allowing students to take on leadership, initiative and responsibility in a magnificent alpine setting. ...
 

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