Victorian Outdoor Education Association

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OCTOBER

 


VCE OES Exam Prep for students

This 2hr session is an excellent start to exam preparation for VCE OES students. Andrew Mannion – Chief Examiner in 2006 & 2007 – will show your students the best way to prepare for their exam. Andrew will take your students through specific exam techniques, example questions and likely content on the 2008 exam.

Melbourne BOOKED OUT !
Thursday 9th October
4 - 6pm
VOEA 150 Palmerston St, Carlton

The Geelong session has been
CANCELLED due to insufficient numbers

Students $10 Member Schools
Students $15 Non-Member Schools
Teachers $free

To Register email education@voea.vic.edu.au with number of students attending

 
 

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VCE Outdoor & Environmental Studies Conference
12 February 2008, 9.30am - 4.00pm
Statewide Resource Centre,
150 Palmerston St Carlton

$85 members | $105 non-members

Register online

Relevant for teachers new to the study and those who have been teaching it for years this one day conference will include workshops from experienced teachers and a facilitated discussion for teachers to share their ideas and questions with colleagues.

Presenters/facilitators will include:

Andrew Mannion, Whitefriars College
Byron Mitchell, St Ignatius College
Doug Goodwin, Wesley College
Jim Mead, LandLearn
Peter Martin, La Trobe University

 

ACHPER VCE Outdoor & Environmental Studies Unit 1 & 3
Monday 18 February, 9.00 am to 4.00 pm
State Netball Hockey Centre
Brens Drive, Parkville

$170.00 ACHPER & VOEA members
$220.00 non-members (prices include GST)

Session selection form

   
 

Sustainable Living Festival
Federation Square, Melbourne
15-17 February

http://www.slf.org.au/festival/

   
 

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NOVEM B E R

 

 

 

Department of Education Safety Guidelines for Education Outdoors - Briefings

These two hour briefings support the implementation of the new Department of Education Safety Guidelines for Education Outdoors. They are open free of charge to all individuals and organisations involved in school-based excursions involving overnight, camping, adventure activities, interstate and overseas travel.

These briefings are provided free of charge.

School council members, principals and coordinator of excursions, camps and outdoor education programs are particularly encouraged to attend.

RSVP is not essential, but please register your interest online form or by email.

Warrnambool 12 November (Monday)
4.00pm - 6.00pm
Warrnambool College
Grafton Rd, Warrnambool

Mildura 16 November (Friday)
1.30pm - 3.30pm
McKenzie Room, Mildura Settlers Club
110 – 114 Eighth Street, Mildura

   
   
 

Beau Miles African Paddle – Film Launch
Bogong Equipment, 374 Little Bourke St, Melbourne.   

"On November 14 at Bogong Equipment in Melbourne's CBD, a highlights reel of my African paddle will show for the first time. It is a launch of sorts - footage that I have not yet seen myself, being knitted together in New York as we speak (having shot it, but not seen it on the big screen!) 

As a thank you to Bogong Equipment, a principle sponsor, I am uncorking some Gippsland red, buying one of those gourmet knives to slice wheels of cheese and showing the short reel of footage with 50 odd tell-tale photos of the expedition. Having just whizzed around New England in the US doing the same thing (without the footage- just photos), there are some damned nail biting things I'd love to share with you.
 
Drinks and sundries will start around 7pm Wednesday 14th November.
  
If you are working in the city and want to come-by early for a sneaky glass of red and help me cut cheese - I'll be there from 5pm." Beau

O C T O B E R

   
 

AISV Seminar: Safety Guidelines
South Yarra, Monday, 15 October

NB: All bookings for this seminar should go to www.ais.vic.edu.au

This seminar supports the implementation of the new Department of Education Safety Guidelines for Education Outdoors.

Target audience: members of school governing bodies, principals, deputy principals, heads of school and coordinators of excursions, camps and outdoor education programmes.

The Safety Guidelines for Education Outdoors replace the Guidelines for Outdoor and Adventure Activities and have been developed over two years by the Victorian Outdoor Education Association (VOEA). The guidelines assist with local planning and decision making relating to the preparation and conduct of outdoor and adventure activities for schools.

The seminar will provide an overview of the guidelines, including:

- History of their development,
- Risk management approach
- The crucial role to be played by principals and boards.

The seminar will be presented by Clare Dallat from the VOEA.

Date: 15 October 2007
Time: 2.00 pm – 4.00 pm
Venue: AISV Training Room, 30 Garden Street, South Yarra
Seminar No. 2007172
Cost: $53 (excluding GST)

For seminar content inquiries please contact Peter Roberts via email peter.roberts@ais.vic.edu.au or telephone 9825 7211.

For registration inquiries please contact the Member Service Coordinator on 9825 7240. 

   

Department of Education Safety Guidelines for Education Outdoors - Briefings

These two hour briefings support the implementation of the new Department of Education Safety Guidelines for Education Outdoors. They are open free of charge to all individuals and organisations involved in school-based excursions involving overnight, camping, adventure activities, interstate and overseas travel.

These briefings are provided free of charge.

School council members, principals and coordinator of excursions, camps and outdoor education programs are particularly encouraged to attend.

RSVP is not essential, but please register your interest online form or by email.

Bairnsdale 16 October (Tuesday)
4.00pm - 6.00pm
Bairnsdale Secondary College
Mckean Street, Bairnsdale

Register

Melbourne 22 October (Monday)
4.00pm - 6.00pm
Meeting Room B, Statewide Resource Centre
150 Palmerston St Carlton

Register

S E P T E M B E R

   
 

VCE Outdoor & Environmental Studeies Student Exam Revision

Delivered by Andrew Mannion, Chief Examiner
Cost: Members $5 per student | Non-members $10 per student

Melbourne, 13 September, 4.00pm – 6.00pm
Statewide Resource Centre, 150 Palmerston Street Carlton
Register

Geelong, 18 September, 4.00pm – 6.00pm
Christian College Geelong Senior Campus
135 Pidgons Road, Heighton
Register

If you are unable to attend one of these sessions please indicate when you would be interested in the VOEA hosting another session.

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Australian Bush and Adventure Therapy Forum
Friday 3 - Sunday 5 August, 2007
Adelaide, South Australia

Download Flyer [Word]
Download Registration Form [Word]

   
 

Department of Education Safety Guidelines for Education Outdoors - Briefings

These two hour briefings support the implementation of the new Department of Education Safety Guidelines for Education Outdoors. They are open free of charge to all individuals and organisations involved in school-based excursions involving overnight, camping, adventure activities, interstate and overseas travel.

These briefings are provided free of charge.

School council members, principals and coordinator of excursions, camps and outdoor education programs are particularly encouraged to attend.

RSVP is not essential, but please register your interest online form or by email.

Alexandra 7 August (Tuesday)
10.00am - 12.00pm
Rubicon Outdoor Centre
Rubicon Road Thorton
Directions: www.rubicon.vic.edu.au/about/location.htm

Register - RUBICON

Melbourne 8 August (Wednesday)
2.00pm - 4.00pm
Buckley Park College Performing Arts Centre
Cooper Street, Essendon
Directions: http://www.buckleyparkco.vic.edu.au/map.htm

Register - Buckley Park

Warragul 13 August (Monday)
6.00pm - 8.00pm
Warragul Regional College
55 Burke Street, Warragul
Flexible Learning Centre
Directions: http://wrc.members.dcsi.net.au/default.asp?action=page&catID=1&pageID=8

Register - Warragul

Ballarat 14 August (Tuesday)
4.00pm - 6.00pm
Ballarat High School
Sturt Street West, Ballarat

Register - Ballarat

Geelong 15 August (Wednesday)
2.00pm - 4.00pm
Newcomb College
Bellarine Highway Newcomb
Directions: Google Maps

Register - Geelong

Horsham 16 August (Thursday)
2.00pm - 4.00pm
Horsham College
59 Dimboola Road
Horsham 

Register - Horsham

Melbourne 17 August (Friday)
3.30pm - 5.30pm
Fitzroy High School
Falconer Street, Fitzroy North

Register - Fitzroy

Bendigo 22 August (Wednesday)
3.30pm - 5.30pm
Bendigo Senior Secondary College
Rosalind Park, Bendigo
Directions: www.bssc.edu.au/public/about_bssc/finding_us.shtml

Register - Bendigo

Hampton Park 23 (Thursday)
2.00pm - 4.00pm
Hampton Park Primary School
Somerville Road Hampton Park
Directions: Google Maps

Register - Hampton Park

Wangaratta 31 August (Friday)
1.00pm - 3.00pm
Wangaratta High School
Edwards Street Campus

Register - Wagaratta


   

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Risk Management Workshop - CANCELLED - to be run at a later date
Thursday, 3 May, 2007
Caulfield Grammar School, Yarra Junction Campus
Yarra Junction

 

Risk Management Seminar Series - Risk Communication
Thursday, 10 May, 2007
4.30pm - 6.30pm
Presenter: Clare Dallat - Head of Risk Management, The Outdoor Education Group

Clare is currently completing a Masters in Risk Management with a focus on the ways in which schools communicate risk to their stakeholders. Ensuring all stakeholders are well informed is an increasingly critical element in the risk management process.

VCE Outdoor & Environmental Studies Units 2 and 4
Thursday, 17 May, 2007
9.30am – 3.00pm
Statewide Resource Centre, 150 Palmerston St. Carlton

This professional development event will provide input from several speakers on Units 2 and 4 and provide time for participants to work in small groups with their colleagues to share ideas and approaches.

Speakers - Kerry Gunston, Parks Victoria and Matthew McDonald, Haileybury College

   
 

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Risk Management Workshop
Thursday, 1 March, 2007
9.30am - 3.30pm
Statewide Resource Centre, Carlton

$55.00 members | $90.00 non-members (Introductory Price)

The VOEA invites you to participate in practical workshops to develop a current understanding of how risk management is documented and applied in line with the new DoE Safety Guidelines. This workshop will be offered regularly during 2007.

   

Risk Management Seminar Series - Launch
Thursday, 8 March, 2007
4.30pm - 6.30pm
Buckley Park College Performing Arts Centre, Cooper Street, Essendon

$55.00 members | $75.00 non-members (this price is for all three seminars - schools may send different representatives to each seminar)

About the Seminar Series

   
 

Melbourne - Osaka Yacht Race
21-23 March, 2007
Waterfront City, Melbourne

Free excursions and education materials for school groups. Bookings required.

Visit www.voea.vic.edu.au/osaka for details.

   

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Risk Management Workshop
Thursday, 1 February, 2007
9.30am - 3.30pm
Statewide Resource Centre, 150 Palmerston St. Carlton

$55.00 members | $90.00 non-members (Introductory Price)

The VOEA invites you to participate in practical workshops to develop a current understanding of how risk management is documented and applied in line with the new DoE Safety Guidelines. This workshop will be offered regularly during 2007.

   

VCE Outdoor & Environmental Studies Units 1-4
Thursday, 15 February, 2007
9.00am – 3.00pm
Meeting Room B, Statewide Resource Centre, 150 Palmerston St. Carlton

This is a full day session to support teachers delivering VCE Outdoor & Environmental Studies. Speakers will include:

Andrew Mannion – Chief Assessor, 2006
Carolyn Hall – Melbourne Girls College
Jessica Connor - LandLearn Education Officer
Hayne Meredith - Wesley College

   

J A N U A R Y - 2 0 0 7

   
 

Wilderness First Aid for Outdoor Leaders - 7 days
29 January - 4 February
Holmesglen TAFE, Waverley Rd, Waverley.
Cost: $595

Units covered:
SRXEMR001A - Respond to emergency situations SRXFAD001A - Provide First Aid SRXFAD002A - Provide advanced first aid responses SRXFAD005A - Manage casualty in a remote and/or isolated area SRXOHS001B - Follow defined OH&S policies and procedures

Contact: Andrea Anthony 95641699 or andreaan@holmesglen.vic.edu.au

 

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