{"id":36,"date":"2016-03-12T13:04:08","date_gmt":"2016-03-12T13:04:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/ab\/endeavour\/?p=36"},"modified":"2016-03-22T08:52:03","modified_gmt":"2016-03-22T08:52:03","slug":"paddling-his-own-kayak","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/ab\/endeavour\/2016\/03\/12\/paddling-his-own-kayak\/","title":{"rendered":"PADDLING HIS OWN KAYAK…"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"kayak\"<\/a>Another one of the projects from 2013 was carried out by a Primary 6 boy who was interested in wilderness survival and wanted to take up Kayaking, as there is a local club on Islay.\u00a0 He planned to carry out a kayaking expedition to Jura, the neighbouring Island, with his dad.<\/p>\n

\"kayak2\"<\/a>There were a lot of challenging skills to be learned for this project which involved careful planning.\u00a0 After he organised a meeting with a local coastguard he encountered his first problem; the currents between Islay and Jura are too strong to safely Kayak.\u00a0 He then altered his plans to make the trip to one of the small uninhabited islands off the coast of Islay.\u00a0 Attending Kayak club weekly with his father he built up his skills, and in school he used maps to prepare his route, learning about tides and prevailing winds.\u00a0 Using examples from his father’s work he made his own risk assessments that included detailed plans of what to do in an emergency.\u00a0 He finally took the trip to Texa island, camping overnight and successfully concluded his Endeavour.\u00a0 Motivated by his interest in the project, this learner was successfully able to apply new skills in a meaningful context, and although the project was not directly related to a future career, the skills he developed would be useful in any career path he might choose.\u00a0 He even recorded his endeavours in a blog: http:\/\/1kidskayakingadventer.blogspot.co.uk\/<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Another one of the projects from 2013 was carried out by a Primary 6 boy who was interested in wilderness survival and wanted to take up Kayaking, as there is a local club on Islay.\u00a0 He planned to carry out a kayaking expedition to Jura, the neighbouring Island, with his dad. There were a lot … <\/p>\n

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