CENTRE WELLINGTON DISTRICT HIGH SCHOOL
HEALTHY ACIVE LIVING
PAD 3O1 COURSE OUTLINE
Grade/Academic Level: 11/level 3
Instructors: J. Brubacher, P. Bruce, J. Diamond, D. Cathcart
This course focuses on the development of an appreciation for outdoor education through a variety of
enjoyable activities that have the potential to engage students’ interest throughout their lives.
Students will apply the principles of personal safety, respect for the environment, leadership,
personal fitness and proper use and care of equipment, as well as the ability to make wise choices
when faced with emergency situations. Furthermore, students will be given the opportunity to
enhance their interpersonal relationship and decision-making skills through group activities and
initiative tasks.
Prerequisites: PPL 1O
Where the course leads: PPL 4O; PLF 4C; PSE 4U; PAD 4O
UNITS OF STUDY:
1. Canoe Trip Planning
5. Wilderness First Aid
2. Canoe Tripping
6. Wilderness Survival
3. Hiking and Biking
7. Winter Activities
4. Orienteering
ASSESSMENT AND EVALUATION
70% of your grade is based on evaluations taken throughout the course. They may be in the form of
oral/written tests, performance tests, essays, learning logs, conferences, or projects/presentations.
30% of your grade is based on a final evaluation. The evaluation may take the form of an exam, a
performance task, a presentation, an essay, a portfolio, or any other method of evaluation suitable to
the course content and expectations. There are no exceptions as it is considered essential.
In every unit there will be at least one essential summative evaluation that must be submitted as well
as minor assignments. If an assignment is not completed by the due date, students will have to
complete the task on demand during class time or during lunch. An evaluation will be based on the
work completed at this time.
Academic integrity is the submission of original work. Plagiarism, cheating, and other
misrepresentations will not be tolerated. Please see the student handbook for our policy regarding
this topic.
The Ministry of Education Expectations for this course curriculum specify that daily participation for a
sustained period of time is essential. Students therefore must participate regularly in a balanced
instructional program that includes both community and school facilities. Participation is also
essential if students are to demonstrate that they have fully understood course content, particularly
in terms of personal safety. To achieve this, students must be in attendance and participate on a
daily basis. This forms the basis for assessment and evaluation for every student.
Your achievement will be assessed and evaluated in 4 different categories:
TERM WORK (70%)
OVERALL VALUE
Knowledge & Understanding
Thinking & Inquiry
Communication
Application
Final Evaluation
• Exam (15%)
• Photo Journal (15%)
Total
14 %
7%
7%
42 %
30 %
100 %
Over and above achievement of the expectations, students are taught and evaluated on six Learning
Skills: Responsibility, Independent Work, Initiative, Organization, Collaboration and SelfRegulation. Learning skills are indicated on the report card by the words: excellent, good,
satisfactory, or needs improvement.
PHOTO JOURNAL
Each student is required to complete an individual photo/picture journal, based on the content
covered in the course and their own experiences. It will be evaluated on a regular basis.
You will be required to write thoughtful entries on the following units/activities:
Introductory entries, winter unit, winter camping, wall climbing, wilderness survival, wilderness first
aid, orienteering, canoe trip preparations, canoe trip (major assignment) and alternative topics.
**Each student will need to have access to a camera
OTHER IMPORTANT INFORMATION
• Due to the nature of our curriculum and the fact that we will be off school property on
many occasions, we feel that safety is very important. Students who demonstrate an
unwillingness to listen to instructions, follow instructions and place themselves or
others in harm’s way, will be removed from this course.
• Personal safety is the number one consideration when approaching the health benefits
of the out-of-doors and expeditions. Instructors will use a progressive method towards
preparation and risk management. Drugs and alcohol use is not acceptable and
students will be immediately removed from the course if found in contravention of
school policy. As well, any students behaving in a manner which the instructors deem
endangering the safety of students will be removed from the course immediately.
• The course fee is $300.00. This fee will cover any transportation, wall climbing, camping
permits, equipment rentals, a t-shirt, and arena/pool rentals. The cost of food for the canoe
trip will be shared by all the members in your group.
• The canoe trip is a MANDATORY component of this course. Each student will be required to
participate in the canoe trip preparation, swimming test and canoe instruction, in order to go on
this trip.
• Some lunch hour and after school time may be needed to complete various aspects of this
course. The instructors will give students prior warning of these dates, where needed, in order
to ensure full participation.
I can be contacted by email at: dana.cathcart@ugdsb.on.ca. Be sure to check out our website at:
http://outdooredcw.wordpress.com/
Parent Comments and/or Questions:
Please indicate that you have read the course outline by signing below. Please feel
free to contact me at the high school (843-2500) if you have any concerns or
questions throughout the semester.
Parent/Guardian Signature: _____________________________
Student Signature:_____________________________
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