PHS Outdoor Education

Perth High School Outdoor Education | “Not all classrooms have 4 walls”

[PHS Outdoor Education @PHS_OutdoorEd]

We’re on the lookout for keen and enthusiastic people to volunteer with us for our next DofE season! Anyone can get involved!

⛺️Teaching staff
⛺️Non-Teaching staff
⛺️People in the community
⛺️Parents
⛺️Uni students

Get in touch if you’re up for adventure!
#DofE #volunteer

[PHS Outdoor Education @PHS_OutdoorEd]

What a fantastic last climbing club of the year.

A big well done to Kieran on his NICAS Level 1 award tonight and a big thank-you to all of our climbers over the last year.

It's been a blast! 👋

[PHS Outdoor Education @PHS_OutdoorEd]

Some Christmas fun for our climbers !

Climbing around to find the sweeties!

#Christmas2023 #climbing
@PerthHighSchool

[PHS Outdoor Education @PHS_OutdoorEd]

Fantastic to have our friends from @OnlineFairview with us for their last climbing session before Christmas.

We have really enjoyed having you and thank you so much for the Christmas card & sweeties!

#climbing
@PerthHighSchool @pslphs @climb_scotland @PKCOutdoorEd

[PHS Outdoor Education @PHS_OutdoorEd]

Another fab climbing club today with another 3 young people achieving their NICAS Level 1.

Well done to Ollie, Campbell and Scarlett!

@NICASclimbing @PerthHighSchool @climb_scotland @PKCOutdoorEd

[PHS Outdoor Education @PHS_OutdoorEd]

Some fantastic climbing going on today and a very big well done to C in S3 and B from S1 on achieving their @NICASclimbing Level 1 award!

Well deserved, one very proud coach over here!
👏

@PerthHighSchool @climb_scotland

[PHS Outdoor Education @PHS_OutdoorEd]

Super proud of our 6 pupils who have completed their National Outdoor Learning Award recently.

Some very positive self-reflection going on whilst delving into our personal development skills.

Well done! 👏

@PerthHighSchool @pslphs

[PHS Outdoor Education @PHS_OutdoorEd]

@pslphs Excellent effort! 🙌

[SAPOE @SAPOE_org]

We are excited and proud to share our new #ambitious strategy #CurriculumBeyondtheClassroom With the overall aim of ensuring excellence in #OutdoorLearning for all. Please share far and wide and contact us if you would like to get involved with our work
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[PHS Outdoor Education @PHS_OutdoorEd]

Look out for the bees!

[PHS Outdoor Education @PHS_OutdoorEd]

Another great John Muir session today. Looking at:
🟢 Riverside habitats
🟢 Parklands
🟢 Impact of landscape change over time.

We included some IDL with science (thanks, Mr Fraser for the pH strips) and looked at the pH of the River Tay!
@JohnMuirTrust @PerthHighSchool

[PHS Outdoor Education @PHS_OutdoorEd]

Another great couple of climbing clubs today!

We also had another 3 pupils start their @NICAS awards!

Some fun games and big thank you to Steven for being a great assistant and working with the junior clubs!

@PerthHighSchool

[PHS Outdoor Education @PHS_OutdoorEd]

Great to have a wee refresher on the John Muir Award today. A lovely group of people.

Thanks to Toby from @JohnMuirTrust for providing the training and thanks to @DofePkc for organising the training.

Always great to refresh our knowledge with CPD and training 👌.
🌿

[Outdoor Education Advisers @theoeap]

Latest outdoor education guidance for parents and guardians: consent, information and what to expect prior to an off-site visit.
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[PHS Outdoor Education @PHS_OutdoorEd]

Busy busy climb club today!

Lots of peer support going on which is fab to see.

We have a lovely community of climbers here @PerthHighSchool

[PHS Outdoor Education @PHS_OutdoorEd]

Another fab @NICASclimbing sessions with this young person now able to tie a fabulous looking figure of 8, along with gaining more confidence with each session!

So proud! Great work!

@PerthHighSchool

[PHS Outdoor Education @PHS_OutdoorEd]

@pslphs As always, a pleasure!

[PHS Outdoor Education @PHS_OutdoorEd]

A busy day today, lots of @NICASclimbing sessions, a busy climbing club and 4 pupils through their Leave No Trace awareness course!
Well done to all pupils today. I'm incredibly proud of you all!
🌿
@PerthHighSchool @pslphs @JohnMuirTrust @climb_scotland @leavenotrace

[PHS Outdoor Education @PHS_OutdoorEd]

Another fab session with Alistair and Chris from @PerthandKinross greenspace rangers showing our young people some conservation skills as part of their John Muir Award!
That's now 6 young people who have made a positive impact to Kinnoull Hill! Amazing!

@PerthHighSchool

[PHS Outdoor Education @PHS_OutdoorEd]

@pslphs Brilliant work!

[PHS Outdoor Education @PHS_OutdoorEd]

All set for some brilliant young people today.
🟢Challenge by Choice
🟢Peer relationships
🟢Trust building
🟢Independence
🟢Risk Awareness and Safety

Climbing can develop so much more for our young people than just the sport.
#youthdevelopment
@PerthHighSchool
@OnlineFairview