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Valerie Fair (Valerie_fair)
Junior Member
Username: Valerie_fair
Post Number: 4
Registered: 10-2006
| | Posted on Thursday, October 12, 2006 - 4:38 pm: |       |
I am a college student enrolled in an Outdoor Pursuits class that is required for P.E. majors. I think it is a wonderful idea for students to learn trust building activities and cooperative games. This helps them become better acquainted and really connect with one another. Do you think it is a good idea to incorporate trust building activities in P.E. and possibly advance to taking your class on a fieldtrip to a High & Low Ropes Course? This would, of course, be for a mature high school class. |
Joe Herzog (Bigfish344)
Intermediate Member
Username: Bigfish344
Post Number: 36
Registered: 2-2005
| | Posted on Thursday, October 12, 2006 - 10:22 pm: | |
I once obsereved a 6th grade class at Patrick Henry Middle School in Northridge, CA (San Fernando Valley) participating in a unit that included a zip line and a trust fall (harnessed of course) from about 30' up. Also a climbing wall and a cargo net and some other lower elements. The kids were outstanding, everyone participating and I didn't see any discipline problems in a class fo 61 kids!!!! At the end of the period, they went into a classroom and sat on the floor and wrote something akin to a quick write. Very classy stuff. The point is, that it is possible, under optimal conditions to get young kids involved, even in higher elements. They also had a before/after school fitness program in a very crowded room with tread mills, bikes, DDR machines that was absolutely packed. I was very impressed.
Joe Herzog, Fresno CA |
Katie Zinkiewich (Katiezink)
Junior Member
Username: Katiezink
Post Number: 13
Registered: 2-2005
| | Posted on Tuesday, November 21, 2006 - 6:21 pm: | |
We teach full adventure programming at our high school; Everything from team-building and trust activities to low ropes, high ropes, rock-climbing etc. I believe the key to making everything work is starting with the basics and building your way up. For example, we would never let students start with high elements. They are always required to take team building and then low elements first. It also helps that our school offers a fully selective program where students are able to choose what activities that they would like to participate in.
www.brockportpe.org |
Ryan Gibson (Rgib38)
Junior Member
Username: Rgib38
Post Number: 4
Registered: 4-2007
| | Posted on Thursday, April 30, 2009 - 11:05 am: | |
I myself ama fellow college studnet wanting to become a Physical Educator. We also had a adventure activites class dealing with the outdorrs. Alot of the college age peole enjoyed doing something outside of the norm. Ropes courses have always been a nice way of team building and trust. For a physical education environment with say middle school kids I would easly use trust games and low ropes courses. I would refrain from the high ropes courses for safety and travel. You can modify or even create the aspect of a low ropes course in you classroom setting real easly like. In all I feel this is one way to start off the year at any school. The students may all know each other but you are bound to have atleast a few that dont get along. Working on this at the being of the year sets up all of hte social aspects that are going to be reaccuring through the entire school year as well. |
Skylar Brosse (Skylar3404)
New member
Username: Skylar3404
Post Number: 1
Registered: 2-2010
| | Posted on Tuesday, February 16, 2010 - 1:38 pm: | |
I took an Outdoor Pursuits class in college and from that class and am 100% behind the idea of incorporating outdoor adventure activities into the physical education curriculum. Timing is very important with outdoor pursuits and it would not be a good idea to take your class to a high and low ropes course at the very beginning of the school year. This is because a huge part of outdoor pursuits is trust building. Low and high ropes requires a lot of responsibility and maturity, and it is crucial for students to know each other in a close manner. Students are not going to enter your class with a strong bond towards everyone. Doing activities that cause students to progress and gain trust in one another will allow a trip to a ropes course to be a great experience for the students. If students are not responsible and too young to go to a ropes course Outdoor Pursuits is still great to have in the curriculum because it allows those students that may not be the standards athletes to still be able to excel in this form of physical activity. |
