June 18, 2013
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Tonight, on a lovely balmy warm evening, we paddled out a few hundred metres and entered the canal tunnel. Lots of screaming later, we cruised through. We admired the amazing stalactites and stalacmites, bats, flies, rock architecture and Victorian engineering. … Continue reading
June 6, 2013
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Another warm evening for Outdoor Learning, tonight we were at Bennybeg, a small cliff at Muthil near crieff. Josh was learning some ropework- how to setup safety systems when running an abseil session. Quite complicated ropework – lots of Assessment … Continue reading
May 15, 2013
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For the last two years we have been out canoeing/kayaking on Tuesday nights, from March. This year we only started last night, the 14th of May. But, it was worth the wait as the sun was lovely and warm and … Continue reading
February 14, 2013
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Today we were out at Muiravonside Country Park, learning responsible firelighting and cooking in the countryside. A lot of what we did is from the Forest School Curriculum, condensed into shorter sessions. Patrick was responsible, safe, sensible and concentrated well … Continue reading
January 31, 2013
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Today we were out at Blackness Castle and foreshore. Very windy and wet weather so we parked ten minutes walk away in case the weather got worse – it improved as forecast. A this time of year, we tend to … Continue reading
December 6, 2012
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Today the Outdoor Learning class had a wander around Callander park, avoiding paths and going through the undergrowth. We deliberately went off path to build the class’s observation skills and practice estimating distances. Some of the class had never walked … Continue reading
December 4, 2012
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Ice Climbing trip 2012 Guest post by Laura Bates S3 (edited down by Mr T) Oh my God it’s the 2nd of December and yesterday I got back from Ice Climbing and it was actually amazing… We left on the … Continue reading
September 27, 2012
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We have moved on to a block of Climbing Sessions with the Outdoor learning class today. The weather is getting cooler, even indoors at www.eica-ratho.com where we climbed, it’s the biggest indoor climbing wall in the world. After kit issue and … Continue reading
September 24, 2012
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We have been canoeing and kayaking since June, until this week. Lots of skills developed inc. kitting up, gear, launching, controlling speed, controlling direction and journey skills. Just when two paddlers get comfortable with each other, the boat partners are … Continue reading
June 21, 2012
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Excellent teamwork today from the S5 OL Class, very wet n windy but no complaints, so challenging but lots of enjoyment. Rafting boats first to beat the wind then blown back as tandems, then some games to finish and a … Continue reading
