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Explore

An Explore course takes children on an adventurous journey to marvel at the environment and experience activities as part of a team.

Learning Outcomes

 

During an Explore course children will:

 

Develop self awareness and social skills
Increase personal confidence through successfully meeting new challenges
Develop personal responsibility
Develop cooperation, trust and support in a team
Experience awe and wonder at the natural world, and take time to reflect on this
Understand the importance of a healthy lifestyle

An Explore course may include:
learning how to co-operate as a team in a canoe raft,
exploring Derwent Water in canoes,
taking up the challenge of the big swing or gladiator climb,
experiencing the magnificant scenery from the top of a mountain,
scrambling up a ghyll in deepest Borrowdale,
 

Many activities last for half a day on an Explore course, but when conditions allow, the full day is often spent away from Derwent Hill.  The course is aimed at years 5 - 6.  It can be used as first experience of Derwent Hill and the Lake District but it is also designed to allow progression from the Discover course.