Learning Outside the Classroom
A ski or snowboarding course will bring wide ranging educational benefits to your
group. Before you travel we will liaise with you about your objectives and ensure
that, in order to best meet your needs, appropriate activities, visits and so forth are
available to you.
Naturally, while you are out on your trip and after you return we will want
to know that you have achieved your objectives, and this will form a part of our
ongoing support and follow-up to your trip.
Below is a brief summary of some of the curriculum areas which relate closely
to the activities involved during a typical ski or snowboarding trip.
“We believe that every young person should experience the world beyond the classroom as an
essential part of learning and personal development, whatever their age, ability or
PGL Ski is one of the first operators to achieve the
learnlink
™
circumstances.”
Learning Outside the Classroom Quality Badge
Award
If you would like to find out more about how PGL links its courses to
“Our Vision” from the Learning Outside the Classroom Council’s manifesto
a wide range of aspects of the school curriculum and schemes of
The Quality Badge is awarded
work, visit our teacher resource, learnlink
™
at
to providers who have pledged
www.pgl.co.uk/learnlink.
to engage in an ongoing
Clear information spells out links between a ski or snowboard course
Meeting Educational Objectives across the Curriculum process to sustain high-quality and the themes, levels and attainment targets of the school
PE and Sport Language and Culture
learning outside the classroom
curriculum directly relating the content of your course to the work
and who have demonstrated
you do every day in school. With the help of learnlink
™
it has never
Skiing and snowboarding are both available as options on PE GCSE and Opportunities abound for developing confidence in the use of everyday
that they meet the quality
been easier to justify your school ski trip!
BTEC examination courses. The structure of our courses provides an transactional language and improving oral and aural proficiency. The
ideal opportunity for pupils to learn and improve a new skill, practising cultural experience of travelling to a foreign country may be further
indicators listed below.
regularly over a sustained period and finishing with a skills assessment. enhanced by taking a day’s rest from skiing to visit a local city to gain an
There are also clear links with Key Stage 3 Programmes of Study for appreciation of the history, art, traditions and architecture. Please see
Physical Education, including many Key Concepts, Key Processes, Range individual resort / country pages for information about city visits.
and Content and Curriculum Opportunities.
a19
Having achieved the award, PGL Ski has shown that we:
Have a process in place to assist users to plan the learning
A winter sports course will also help motivate and inspire your younger
PSHE
pupils to consider future options for PE and can help prepare them for
A ski course can provide an intensive experience of personal and social a19
experience effectively
an examination level course when they can continue and develop their
development in a residential setting with excellent opportunities for
a19
Provide accurate information about our offer
Provide activities, experience or resources which meet learner
new skills.
pupils to mix across year groups and work to build on this. For
example, the experience of unfamiliar surroundings and being far from
Finally, skiing and snowboarding can offer motivation to pupils who may home can be quite overwhelming for some individuals and is a good a19
needs
have shown less aptitude for PE in the past, and can also encourage opportunity for older children to ‘mentor’ and support younger ones.
wider participation in local club sport, contributing to their 5 hours per
a19
Review the experience and act on feedback
week of high quality sport and PE.
From a health perspective winter sports offer the opportunity to become
a19
Meet the needs of the users
Have safety management processes in place to manage risk
involved in a healthy outdoor activity which many will continue to enjoy
effectively
Geography
into adulthood.
Taking your group to entirely unfamiliar surroundings will trigger
heightened environmental awareness. There is the chance to see
Find out more!
glaciers at first hand as well the breathtaking mountain scenery of the
To find out more about the Quality Badge and what it means to you,
Alps and to consider the geology of these immense structures.
Opportunities are available to consider climate, as well as looking at the
visit the Learning Outside the Classroom website at
www.lotc.org.uk.
very obvious impact of ski tourism on the Alps.
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