Health and Physical Education · Years 7–8 · NZ Curriculum
PE: outdoor education
What Health and Physical Education intermediate students in Aotearoa New Zealand learn under pe: outdoor education, and where it shows up across Kōkiri Learn's inquiry worlds.
Health and Physical Education · 6 inquiry worlds cover this strand
New Zealand Curriculum, Phase 3
The teaching sequence
Year 7 sequence
- Changing risks in the outdoors
- Group capabilities and needs
- Safe decisions outdoors
Year 8 sequence
- Basic survival skills and first aid
- Leadership and shared responsibility
- Maps, compass and route planning
Where this shows up
Kōkiri Learn inquiry worlds that cover this strand
The whole class works on one world at a time — these are where this strand's focus actually comes up.
5 weeksInto the Outdoors: Risk, Navigation and LeadershipYear 7 sequence · Identifying evolving risks in outdoor environments (weather, terrain, water, group), considering group capabilities and needs, and making informed decisions to stay safe
5 weeksHauora in ActionYear 8 sequence · Leadership and shared responsibility when running an activity for others
- 5 weeksInto the Outdoors: Risk, Navigation and Leadership
Year 8 sequence · Basic survival skills (building shelter and first aid); preventing hypothermia with wet-weather clothing and correct safety equipment
- 5 weeksInto the Outdoors: Risk, Navigation and Leadership
Year 8 sequence · Leadership roles and shared responsibility in outdoor challenges; reading maps, using a compass and planning safe routes with entry and exit points for land and water sections
5 weeksFind Your Way: Maps, Angles and CoordinatesYear 8 sequence · Maps, compass and route planning; safe decisions outdoors
5 weeksShaky Isles: Hazards and Getting ReadyYear 8 sequence · Basic survival skills and shared responsibility: grab bags, meeting places and looking after younger students in an emergency
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