There are lots of ways in which a visit to Rhos y Gwaliau can link to your studies back in school, here are some ideas as to how the following activities can be linked to the curriculum learning outcomes.
Shelter build / bushcraft
- Personal Social Education
- Working cooperatively to solve problems
- Sustainable development and global citizenship. Appreciating the natural world as a source of inspiration.
- Physical education
- Adventurous Activities: Problem solving, respecting the environment, evaluating responses to challenges.
- Design and Technology
- Designing and making products, being creative, innovating and working in groups.
Historical studies
Mine exploration
- History
- Identifying differences between ways of life at different times
- Asking questions about historical periods.
Problem Solving
- Personal and social education
- Working with others to solve problems
- Reflect on progress, identify strengths and weaknesses and set targets for improvement.
Weather studies
This can be done over different activities, particularly canoeing and mountain walking
- Geography
- Investigating: Measuring, collecting and recording data through practical investigations and fieldwork
- Identify and describe natural and human features
- Identify similarities and differences to describe, compare and contrast places and environments.
Village / town studies
We can take a trip into our local town of Bala to compare with your town back at home.
- Geography
- Identify and describe the spatial patterns of places.
- Identify similarities and differences to describe, compare and contrast places and environments.
River study
- Geography
- Investigating: Measuring, collecting and recording data through practical investigations and fieldwork
- Science
- Interdependence of organisms: the environmental factors that affect what grows and lives in environments, and how humans affect those environments.
Geography and biology field studies
We can offer a field studies element to your course through any of the environments that are available to us.
Beach study
- Science
- Interdependence of organisms, food chains and the influence of humans on the environment.
- The sustainable earth: The daily and annual movements of the Earth and the moon.
Swimming
As an evening activity
- Physical education: Finding activities that are enjoyable and sustainable, swimming with friends.